 Political Philosophy IIR. M. O’Donnell
Chapter 14 in Keynes: Philosophy, Economics and Politics, 1989, pp 295-324 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract A crucial question for liberalism is the respective roles of the private and public spheres. This chapter reviews Keynes’s attitude to laissez-faire and individualism, and adumbrates in some detail the various functions and duties of the state that arise within his framework. To Keynes, the state’s role extended not only beyond the macroeconomic but beyond the economic as well. The nature of Keynes’s liberalism is then explored, it being contended that the neglect of Keynes’s philosophy has engendered a certain one-sidedness in recent debate. Given his Utopian goals, Keynes’s relationship to socialism is equally intriguing. While state socialism was flatly rejected, an alternative conception of liberal socialism was proposed. Several underlying themes will become apparent — a basic continuity over time in his general political stances, the background influence of his philosophy, and an encouragement of adaptability to historical change. Keywords: Private Sector; Social Justice; Political Philosophy; Economic Efficiency; State Ownership (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:978-1-349-07027-5_15 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07027-5_15 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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