ABSTRACT
John Maynard Keynes was not one whose genius was unappreciated during his lifetime. Keynes was, of course, much more than an economist. Both in his day-to-day preoccupations and in his remoter objectives, his main concern was not with mere technique but rather with the ultimate underlying human issues: justice, order, improvement, the clear arena for the intellect and the creative imagination. From the publication of The Economic Consequences of the Peace in 1919 to his death in 1946, throughout the English-speaking world he dominated the intellectual scene; and his influence left a profound mark on public policy. The Economic Consequences of the Peace is one of the most magnificent pleas for humanity and justice of this or any other age. Mr Harrod devotes much space to the last period of Keynes's work as adviser to the Chancellor.
