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The Revolution That Never Was Will Hutton

The Revolution That Never Was By Will Hutton

The Revolution That Never Was by Will Hutton


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According to the author, a true Keynesian revolution has yet to take place. By referring to Keynes' writing, he shows that Keynes was concerned to show how the financial sector of the economy originated and how it reinforced the incapacities of the market economy.

The Revolution That Never Was Summary

The Revolution That Never Was by Will Hutton

Will Hutton argues that Keynesian revolution has yet to take place. Economists, he finds, have not yet come to terms with the heart of Keynes' argument: that there are limits to what prices can do in a market economy. But referring closely to Keynes' writings, Hutton demonstrates that Keynes was concerned to show how the financial sector of the economy originated and how it reinforced the incapacities of the market economy. Post-war Keynesianism, Will Hutton concludes, has overstressed the role of fiscal policy in programmes of Keynesian economic management: it is but one element in a larger policy of financial and momentary leverage aimed at leaning against these market incapacities. By insisting that government intervention is a prerequisite to the proper functioning of the market, Keynesianism in effect becomes a political philosophy challenging the entire panoply of economic and political liberalism. As such it may require important changes in the structure of government if it is to be implemented successfully.

About Will Hutton

Will Hutton is Chief Executive of the Industrial Society. He was previously editor-in-chief of the Observer, and is the author of many books, including the bestselling The State We're In.

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GOR010397923
9780099285687
0099285681
The Revolution That Never Was by Will Hutton
Used - Like New
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
20010111
256
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