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The Price of Peace Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes

Zachary D. Carter

NEW YORK TIMES At the dawn of World War I, a young academic named John Maynard Keynes hastily folded his long legs into the sidecar of his brother-in-law’s motorcycle for an odd, frantic journey that would change the course of history. Swept away from his placid home at Cambridge University by the...

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The Ezra Klein Show

Krugman said he had just finished reading the book, which examined John Maynard Keynes and his influence on world affairs.

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I just read, it's been out for a while, but I just read ahead of discussion, Zach Carter's The Price of Peace, which is about John Maynard Keynes and his role in the world.

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Krugman said he had just finished reading the book, which examined John Maynard Keynes and his influence on world affairs.

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I just read, it's been out for a while, but I just read ahead of discussion, Zach Carter's The Price of Peace, which is about John Maynard Keynes and his role in the world.

Episode: I Keep Hoping Larry Summers Is Wrong. What if He’s...

Summers referred to Carter's recent biography of Keynes as a work showing how ideas and economic models have lasting impacts.

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Zachary Carter's recent biography of Keynes, which I think demonstrates that ideas and even economic models ultimately and over time have larger impacts than maneuvers and machinations in small rooms, despite the fact that the latter seem more important at any particular moment in time.

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