Universal man
Subtitle: the lives of John Maynard Keynes
By: Richard Davenport-Hines
Publisher: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780465060672
Subjects: Economists; Biography; Keynesian economics
Description: In Universal Man, noted biographer and historian Richard Davenport-Hines revives our understanding of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), the twentieth century's most charismatic and revolutionary economist. Keynes helped FDR launch the New Deal, saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and instructed Western nations on how to protect themselves from revolutionary unrest, economic instability, high unemployment, and social dissolution. Isaiah Berlin called Keynes "the cleverest man I ever knew"-both "superior and intellectually awe-inspiring."
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2015"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.