Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2020-12-02
Books mentioned on Zach Carter on the Life and Legacy of John Maynard Keynes
After reading Zach Carter's intellectual biography of Keynes earlier this year, Tyler declared that the book would qualify "without reservation" as one of the best of the year.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A revision of the Treaty
Discussed“i think a few years after 1922 i believe after the treaty even signed keynes did a sort of follow-up analysis called a revision of the treaty which was basically 80 000 words”
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Indian currency and finance
Discussed“he wrote a book his first book is called i think indian currency in finance it's from 1912 or 1913.”
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General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes is a foundational 1936 economics text that revolutionized macroeconomics by arguing that free markets do not automatically provide full employment or output stability.
Discussed“i have at least 20 different friends who studied the general theory keynes this book from 1936 the big famous one and i ask them what's the central message of the general theory”
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Nova
Nova by Samuel R.
Recommended“nova tell us why oh my god i love that book i just read it for a book club”
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A treatise on money
Discussed“gaines works for i think seven years on treatise on money it's two volumes at the end what he comes up with is a tabular standard which i'm fine with by the way”
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Essays in biography
Discussed“what do you think is his best biographical portrait in essays and biography which is one of my favorite books i might add”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Road to Serfdom
“in his letters his letter to hayek about the road to serfdom he he discusses this in greater detail”