John Maynard Keynes and International Relations

Economic Paths to War and Peace

Donald Markwell

First ever major study of Keynes' thinking on International Relations
The book draws upon a wide range of significant source material in American and British archives, and by doing so, shows us entirely new aspects of Keynes

John Maynard Keynes and International Relations

Economic Paths to War and Peace

Donald Markwell

Description

Sixty years after his death, the life and thought of the economist, John Maynard Keynes, continues to be a subject of the greatest interest to scholars. Yet one of the most significant areas of Keynes' thinking has been strangely overlooked - international relations, a subject that was always of central importance to him. The purpose of this book is to explore comprehensively, for the first time, the evolution of Keynes' thinking on international relations , and to show how this is linked to the changing of his opinions on economic matters, in a way which deepens our understanding of both.

John Maynard Keynes and International Relations

Economic Paths to War and Peace

Donald Markwell

1: Introduction
2: Keynes as a classical liberal
3: The Paris Peace Conference and the need for international action
4: Appeals unanswered: from Amsterdam to Lausanne
5: Towards the middle way in theory: the inter-war evolution of Keynes's thought
6: Anglo-American co-operation for internationalism: Keynes's second world war vision for a post-war world
7: Conclusion

John Maynard Keynes and International Relations

Economic Paths to War and Peace

Donald Markwell

Author Information

Donald Markwell, Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne

John Maynard Keynes and International Relations

Economic Paths to War and Peace

Donald Markwell

Reviews and Awards

"This is a book that will reward liberals (and many others) who are interested in Keynes's contribution to the understanding and the shaping of international relations in the twentieth century." - Ed Randall Journal of Liberal History