A Carthaginian Peace. John Maynard Keynes on the Effects of the Treaty of Versailles

Realino Marra
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Realino Marra: Istituto Tarello per la filosofia del diritto, Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università di Genova, Italia

Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 2023, vol. 76, issue 4, 597-610

Abstract: This paper examines Keynes’ thoughts on the Treaty of Versailles as per The Economic Consequences of the Peace and The Revision of the Treaty. In these two works Keynes showed how the personalities and world views of the victorious allied leaders were decisive in defining the terms of the Treaty. A century later, while Keynes’ assessments of the economic consequences of the Treaty seem questionable, those of a moral nature have retained their validity. Una pace cartaginese. John Maynard Keynes sulle conseguenze di Versailles In questo contributo si esaminano una volta di più le considerazioni di Keynes sul Trattato di Versailles quali emergono da The Economic Consequences of the Peace e da “The Revision of the Treaty. In queste due opere Keynes mostra come le posizioni dei leader e la loro personalità furono determinanti nella definizione dei termini del Trattato. A distanza di un secolo, mentre le valutazioni di Keynes sulle conseguenze economiche del Trattato paiono discutibili, quelle di natura morale conservano intatta la loro validità.

Keywords: Keynes; Treaty of Versailles; Germany; Weimar Republic; Third Reich (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B31 N44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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