The Economic Consequences of the PeaceJohn Maynard Keynes
The Economic Consequences of the Peace
John Maynard Keynes
Essays
Book language: English
189 pages
The Economic Consequences of the Peace is a collection of essays by economist John Maynard Keynes. It examines the economic terms of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, arguing that reparations and territorial changes would harm Europe's recovery. It offers a clear analysis of how peace agreements can shape economies.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
THE ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENCES OF
THE PEACE
by
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, C.B.
Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
New York
Harcourt, Brace and Howe
1920
PREFACE
The writer of this book was temporarily attached to the British
Treasury during the war and was their official representative at the
Paris Peace Conference up to June 7, 1919; he also sat as deputy for
the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Supreme Economic Council.
He resigned from these positions when it became evident that hope could no longer be entertained of substantial modification in the draft
Terms of Peace. The grounds of his objection to the Treaty, or rather to the whole policy of the Conference towards the economic problems of Europe, will appear in the following chapters. They are entirely of a public character, and are based on facts known to the whole world.
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