The End of Laissez Faire and the Economic Consequences of the Peace

Keynes’s humanity is palpable, despite the superficially dry subject matter. His fundamental appeal is that we understand ourselves better. Primal, naïve emotional impulses of revenge, superiority, retribution and short-term advantage often motivate what are presented as practical economic arguments. This insight is not particular to any time or historical example, and remains pertinent. His real frustration is that of someone who can see clearly and morally, surrounded by many who are beyond his influence and dangerously ignorant.