An introduction to Keynes and his revolutionary views -- How the Great War and its aftermath affected Keynes's thinking -- Keynes's middle way: liberalism is truly a new way -- The before and after of Keynes's general theory -- The conceptual difference between Keynes's general theory and classical theory- savings and liquidity -- Further differentiating Keynes's aggregate demand function -- The importance of money, contracts, and liquid financial markets -- World War II and the postwar open economies system -- Classical trade theory versus Keynes's general theory of international trade and international payments -- Reforming the world's money -- Inflation -- Keynes's revolution: the evidence showing who killed Cock Robin.
