Keynes Essentials

Penguin Classics, the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world for more than sixty-five years, now presents a uniquely comprehensive selection of the essential writings of the 20th century's most influential economist, John Maynard Keynes. This volume, edited by Keynes's award-winning biographer Robert Skidelsky, aims to make his work more accessible to both students of economics and the general reader.

Keynes is best remembered today for his pioneering development of macroeconomics and his advocacy of active fiscal and monetary government policy. However, this collection goes beyond pure economics, including Keynes's essential writings on philosophy, social theory, and policy, as well as his futurist vision of a world without work. As Skidelsky writes in his introduction, "People talk of the need for a new Keynes. But the old Keynes still has superlative wisdom to offer for a new age."

The Penguin Classics series represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. This collection of Keynes's major economic work, supplemented by his writings on broader topics, is no exception, offering a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the ideas of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers.

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