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The Clash that Defined Modern Economics
Nicholas Wapshott
From their first face-to-face encounter to the heated arguments between their ardent disciples, Nicholas Wapshott unearths the contemporary relevance of Keynes and Hayek, as present-day arguments over the virtues of the free market and government intervention rage with the same ferocity as they did in the 1930s.
"In Keynes Hayek Nicholas Wapshott sets himself the formidable task of explaining important and abstruse ideas clearly, reliably and entertainingly. He succeeds well."
The Times
"Mr. Wapshott has written an important book. It is compelling not only as a history of two distinctive thinkers and their influence, but also as a narrative of political decision-making and its underlying priorities. Underlying Mr. Wapshott’s analysis are vital questions for this moment in American history: What kind of society do we want? And what do we owe to our fellow citizens and our collective future?"
Nancy F. Koehn, The New York Times
Nicholas Wapshott will be delivering a series of lectures in the UK from 13-17 February 2012:
Monday 13 February 2012, 6.30-8pm at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, The London School of Economics. Please follow the link for further information:
/www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2012/02/20120213t1830vSZT.aspx
Tuesday 14 February 2012, 5.30-7.30 pm at the Robinson College Auditorium, University of Cambridge. Doors open 5.00pm. Please follow the link for further information:
www.postkeynesian.net/keyneslecture2012.html
Wednesday 15 February 2012, 6.00pm at Ron Cooke Hub auditorium, York University. Please follow the link for further information: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/spring-2012/austerity-stimulus/
Thursday 16 February, 6.00-7.00 pm at the Bristol Festival of Ideas at Watershed Waterside 3, Harbourside,
Bristol BS1 5TX. Please follow the link for further information: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/3323/festival-of-ideas-nicholas-wapshott/
Friday 17 February 2012 – Dulwich College Library. Further information to follow. >> more
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