John Maynard Keynes was a civil servant working for the British Treasury during the First World War, who attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as the Treasury's official representative. The Economic Consequences of Peace is Keynes's Account of the Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles. Keynes resigned from the delegation at the Peace Conference, because he felt that the terms and conditions of the Treaty would lead to a catastrophy for Europe and the World.
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metyu
Although I have read little of his work, I've read enough to be in awe of the man.
He arguably saved Europe after WWII by going to Washington and pleading - would we have had the Marshall Plan without him?
Perhaps he would be dumbfounded by modern economics (neo-liberalism)?
Also, wasn't he one of the fathers of the IMF and World Bank? I'm sure I read somewhere that he envisaged the IMF would control some 50% of world GDP, whereas it's more like 2% nowadays?
Thanks for an interesting article!