Dissent on Keynes : a critical appraisal of Keynesian economics

Author(s)

• Skousen, Mark
• Ludwig von Mises Institute

Bibliographic Information

Dissent on Keynes : a critical appraisal of Keynesian economics

edited by Mark Skousen

Praeger, 1992

Note

"Published under the auspices of the Ludwig von Mises Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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. The contributors of this volume analyze the main tenets of Keynesianism--the multiplier and accelerator, the Phillips curve, the paradox of thrift, Keynesian development theory, progressive taxation, deficit spending and countercyclical demand policy, and post-Keynesianism. They demonstrate that it represents not only bad economic policy but bad economic theory, fraught with fallacies and errors. The work also offers a revisionist view of Keynes, the man, both as an economist and an investor.

Table of Contents

Introduction This Trumpet Gives an Uncertain Sound: The Free- Market Response to Keynesian Economics by Mark Skousen Fiscal Stimulus: An Unwise Policy for Recovery by John B. Egger The Fallacy of the Phillips Curve by Jeffrey M. Herbener The Myths of the Multiplier and the Accelerator by Jeffrey M. Herbener Keynes and the Anti-Savings Mentality by Mark Skousen Keynesian Policy and Development Economics by Bruce R. Barlett The Fork in the Keynesian Road: Post-Keynesians and Neo-Keynesians by Don Bellante Is Milton Friedman a Keynesian? by Roger W. Garrison Keynes' First Principles by David Gordon Keynes as a Speculator: A Critique of Keynesian Investment Theory by Mark Skousen Keynes, the Man by Murray N. Rothbard The Misesian Case against Keynes by Hans-Hermann Hoppe References Index

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Details

• NCID: BA17284573
• ISBN:
  • 027593778X
• LCCN: 91027161
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 256 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HB99.7
  • DC20 : 330.15/6
  • NDC7 : 331.74
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Keynesian economics