Fighting for freedom, 1937-1946 Skidelsky, Robert 1939- creator text enk New York Penguin Books 2002 monographic eng

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xxv, 580 p. Part 1 Paying for the War -- 1. Curing Invalidism 3 -- I. Types of Invalidism -- II. Invalid -- III. Impresario of the Keynesian Revolution -- IV. Prudence versus Appeasement -- V. Recovery -- 2. Middle Way in War 46 -- I. Old Dogs -- II. Compulsory Savings -- III. Efforts at Persuasion -- IV. Treasury Says No -- 3. Dragons of War 73 -- I. Mad Dogs and Englishmen -- II. Back to the Treasury -- III. Kingsley Wood's Budget -- IV. Keynes's Influence -- 4. Envoy Extraordinary 91 -- I. Engaging the United States -- II. Lend--Lease -- III. Encounters with Morgenthau -- IV. A Washington Summer -- V. Old Commitments -- VI. Consideration -- VII. Misunderstandings -- Appendix Britain's Gold and Dollar Reserves 1939-1945 -- 5. Keynes in Wartime 135 -- I. More the Master than the Servant -- II. Treasury in Wartime -- III. Keynes's Networks -- IV. Keynesian Temperament -- V. Extra-Curricular Activities -- VI. Back at School -- Part 2 Better Than Last Time -- 6. Keynes's 'New Order' 179 -- I. Setting the Scene -- II. Background -- III. Schachtian Tricks -- IV. Clearing Union -- V. Running the Whitehall Gauntlet -- Appendix 1 Schachtian System -- Appendix 2 Changes in Keynes's Clearing Union Plan -- 7. Strange Case of Harry Dexter White 233 -- I. American Bias -- II. White Plan -- III. Mutual Reactions -- Appendix Harry Dexter White; Guilty and Naive -- 8. Building a Better Britain 264 -- I. Baron Keynes of Tilton -- II. Beveridge Report -- III. Fiscal Philosophy and Employment Policy -- IV. Modest Preparations for the Good Life -- 9. Great Compromise 300 -- I. Anglo-American Skirmishing -- II. Merging the Two Plans -- III. Convincing Whitehall -- 10. American Way of Business 337 -- I. Preparing for Bretton Woods -- II. An Interlude in New Hampshire -- III. Morgenthau to the Rescue -- Part 3 Last Battle -- 11. Temptation 375 -- I. Usury -- II. Preparing for Stage III -- III. Persuading Whitehall -- IV. American Pressure -- 12. Averting a Financial Dunkirk 403 -- I. Maynard's Optimism -- II. Opening Moves in Washington -- III. Retreat to Temptation -- IV. Descent into Horror -- V. Keynes's Defence -- Appendix Financial Agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States -- 13. 'The Light is Gone' 459 -- Epilogue: Keynes's Legacy 479 -- I. Maynard's Bequests -- II. Lydia's World -- III. Harrod's Purpose -- IV. A Man for All Seasons? -- V. Life after Death. Robert Skidelsky Keynes, John Maynard 1883-1946 Keynes, John Maynard Economists Great Britain Biography Economistas Gran Bretaña Biografías Economía Keynesiana B HB 103 K44S 2002 330.156092 9780142001677 spa 060907 20230411090624.0