Keynes

Author: Garrett
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: The 20th century, which is about to end, was a century of unprecedented progress in human civilization and a century that underwent the baptism of two world wars. In this century, humanity unveiled the mysteries of the atom, detonated atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs; humanity reached the moon and prepared to explore Mars; humanity's understanding of life took a leap both exciting and bewildering due to the discovery of DNA structure and cloning technology; aircraft, satellites, television, computers, and the Internet made our world so small; this century overturned almost all our original concepts about language, logic, cognition, mathematics, economics, and even time and space, making the world so rich and diverse. The reason humanity achieved these unprecedented, astonishing achievements lies in the extraordinary great thinkers, scientists, and artists. At the turn of the new millennium, the publication of this series of bilingual illustrated biographies of world figures by FLTRP (Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press) thus holds special commemorative significance. This series carefully selects ten representative great figures from modern and contemporary times, including Darwin, the founder of the theory of evolution; Einstein, the father of the theory of relativity; Hawking, the representative of the theory of the universe and space-time; Sartre, the synthesizer of existentialist philosophy; Lacan, the new authority in psychoanalysis; Keynes, the pioneer of the theory of national capitalism; Picasso, the master of cubism; and Joyce, the giant of stream-of-consciousness literature. Truly a constellation of stars. Publishing this series is beneficial to popularizing natural sciences and social sciences, improving people's quality, and aligns with the founding purpose of FLTRP, "recording human civilization and bridging world cultures." Therefore, it can be seen as a gift from FLTRP to the millennium. The greatest feature and advantage of this series lie in its accessibility and rich illustrations. In today's world, where television and film dominate as the dominant media, the era of visual culture and the prevalence of the attention economy may have arrived. The illustrated format of this series is, in a sense, also a product that meets the needs of the times. We hope that the vivid, interesting, and humorous illustrations, paired with easy-to-understand authentic English, faithful Chinese translations, and concise annotations, will greatly enhance readers' interest in learning English and ultimately strengthen the confidence of Chinese people in mastering this international communication tool in the era of globalization. John Maynard Keynes remains one of the most outstanding and famous economists of the 20th century. His revolutionary work, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money," published during the Great Depression, overturned the traditional free-market ideology and proposed that a healthy economy and full employment depend on the total expenditure of consumers, investors, and the government. Faced with large-scale unemployment, the entire capitalist world regarded Keynesianism as the solution to economic difficulties before the rise of monetarism in the 1970s. When monetarism proved unable to address the new economic recession, people turned back to Keynes's theories for solutions.