 Harrod on KeynesLord Robbins
Chapter 15 in The Evolution of Modern Economic Theory, 1970, pp 243-247 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The publication, less than five years after the death of its distinguished subject, of Mr Harrod’s Life of Lord Keynes is something of a literary event. Lord Keynes was so many-sided a figure, the issues with which he was concerned were so controversial, that it would be a miracle if any biography, written at this date, should be regarded as immune from criticism; and the somewhat personal nature of Mr Harrod’s narrative, together with the vigour with which he argues disputed questions, make it likely that what he has written will not be so regarded. Nevertheless, he has placed both us and the future very greatly in his debt. He has gathered together a vast body of information, indispensable for judgement on Lord Keynes’s achievement, but likely to have disappeared had the writing of a biography been deferred; and he has made of it a book which, whether it commands agreement or not, it is exceedingly difficult to stop reading. My own judgement is that it will long continue to be read. Keywords: Human Horizon; Personal Nature; Vast Body; Literary Event; Irreducible Element (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-00876-6_15 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-00876-6_15 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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