Dissent on Keynes: A Critical Appraisal of Keynesian EconomicsMark Skousen Keynesian economics is not dead but is alive and kicking in the U.S. and elsewhere. However, Keynesian economics has caused the U.S. and other countries under its influence to suffer inflation, economic instability, excessive debt, overconsumption, and underinvestment on a serious scale. Meanwhile, many Far Eastern and European countries have rejected Keynesian-style economics and are rapidly surpassing the U.S. in economic growth. This edited volume is the first and only modern work to attack Keynesian economic theory, which is at the root of many of the U.S. economic problems. |
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... tariffs , propping up failed industries , and encouraging ex- cessive wage rates . On the other hand , if the government had lowered taxes , reduced tariffs , slashed unnecessary public works , encouraged market prices and wages , and ...
... tariffs , and other barriers to economic growth . As Ludwig von Mises puts it , " The laissez - faire ideology ... blasted the ideological barriers and institutional barriers to progress and welfare " ( Mises [ 1949 ] 1966 : 620 ) . at ...
... tariffs . " For the next three decades , his political interventions were almost solely concerned with championing free trade ( Skidelsky , 1983 : 122 , 227-29 ) . Then , suddenly , in the spring of 1931 , Keynes loudly called for ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Keynes and Keynesianism 442 | 5 |
An Unwise Policy for Recovery | 35 |
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Dissent on Keynes: A Critical Appraisal of Keynesian Economics Mark Skousen No preview available - 1992 |