Keynes on the "Nature of Economic Thinking": The Principle of Non-Neutrality of Choice and the Principle of Non-Neutrality of Money. (Focus on Economic Theory).(John Maynard Keynes)

From: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology | Date: October 1, 2001| Author: Fontana, Giuseppe | Copyright information

GIUSEPPE FONTANA (*)

ABSTRACT. In the last two decades there has been a flourishing of writings on the methodological approach of Keynes. Whereas broad interpretations of Keynes's work may have a role to play for future economics the main argument of this paper is to propose a return to the theoretical foundations of a truly Keynesian economics. In the main economic writings of Keynes it is possible to discern a body of beliefs, which is (a) consistent in its own terms a...

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