John Maynard Keynes was one of the most notable economist of the 20th century. Called up from Cambridge, where he studied philosophy and economy, Keynes joined the British Treasury department in World War I. After the war, he predicted how the strain of reparitions on German citizens might encourage would-be authoritarians. His ideas made it to America and FDR's New Deal during the Great Depression, and his books became foundational to the economics profession. He also was a pround member of the Bloomsbury Group - along with his friends Virgina Woolf and Lytton Strachey. In this biography, journalist Zachary D. Carter unearths Keynes' ideas about democracy, money, and the good life that could be transformative in today's political climate.
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