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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2003 by the
- ISSN
- 1145-6396
- eISSN
- 1145-6396
- DOI
- 10.2202/1145-6396.1087
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Abstract
Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines Volume 13, Number 1 2003 Article 7 NUMÉRO 1 Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University Recommended Citation: Samuels, Warren J. (2003) "Neville Keynes: A Life in a Period of Transition - Phyllis Deane, The Life and Times of J. Neville Keynes," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines: Vol. 13: No. 1, Article 7. ©2003 by Berkeley Electronic Press and IES-Europe. All rights reserved. Comptes rendus et notes de lecture NEVILLE KEYNES: A LIFE IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION* Phyllis Deane, The Life and Times of J. Neville Keynes A review essay by Warren J. Samuels° 1. Introduction Phyllis Deane's biography of the father of John Maynard Keynes -- the son called "the most influential economist since Adam Smith" by one perceptive commentator1 -- is a story of transition. Actually it is not one story but three, the personal biography and two others, each of which is necessarily incomplete. The centerpiece is Neville Keynes's personal and professional life, a story of a man who combined teaching, scholarship and administration in what is portrayed as narrowly channeled and moderated ambition -- certainly in comparison with his famous son. The grand background is
Journal
Journal des Économistes et des Études Humaines – de Gruyter
Published: Mar 1, 2003