The Keynesian Tradition (Archival Insights Into the Evolution of Economics)

This volume examines the unique insights provided by archival evidence in the evolution of the Keynesian tradition. This Volume Examines The Process By Which Keynes' Message Got Interpreted And Re-interpreted And Thus Separated Into A Left And Right Political-economic Stream. Introduction / Robert Leeson -- Archival Research And The Reconstruction Of Piero Sraffa's Intellectual Biography: An Interim Report / Nerio Naldi -- The Collaboration Between Keynes And Robertson During The Second World War: A Perspective From The National Archives / Eleonora Sanfilippo -- Harrod's Discontent With Harrodian Growth Theory / Daniele Besomi -- Patinkin's Interpretation Of Keynesian Economics: A Genetic Approach / Goulven Rubin -- Is Is-lm A Static Or Dynamic 'keynesian' Model? / Warren Young -- The Post Keynesian Assault On Orthodoxy: Insights From The Weintraub Archive / J. E. King -- The Cambridge Keynesians: Kahn, J. Robinson And Kaldor: A Perspective From Their Archives / Maria Cristina Marcuzzo And Annalisa Rosselli. Edited By Robert Leeson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume examines aspects of the Keynesian tradition, including the collaboration between Keynes and Robertson during the Second World War, Harrod's discontent with Harrodian growth theory, Patinkin's Neoclassical Synthesis interpretation of Keynes, an examination of the ISLM model, the Post Keynesians' assault on orthodoxy, and an archival examination of the Cambridge Keynesians - Richard Kahn, Joan Robinson and Nicholas Kaldor This volume examines the process by which Keynes' message got interpreted and re-interpreted and thus separated into a Left and a Right political-economic stream. Archival evidence is used to shed a fresh light on many of the controversies (and colourful characters) of the Keynesian tradition.