The Economic Consequences of the Peace
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The Economic Consequences of the Peace is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1919 book criticizing the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles and warning that they would destabilize Europe’s post–World War I economy and politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book → non-fiction book → |
| arguesThat |
economic reconstruction of Europe required more moderate terms
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punitive peace settlements undermine long-term stability → reparations imposed on Germany were excessive → |
| author | John Maynard Keynes → |
| basedOn | Keynes’s role in the British Treasury → |
| contains | biographical sketches of Allied leaders → |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom → |
| criticizes |
Allied economic demands on Germany
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David Lloyd George → Georges Clemenceau → Treaty of Versailles reparations → Woodrow Wilson → |
| field |
economic history
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economics → international relations → |
| followedBy | A Revision of the Treaty → |
| genre |
political critique
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political economy → |
| hasForm | prose → |
| hasPerspective | liberal economic viewpoint → |
| hasReputation |
classic critique of the Treaty of Versailles
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influential work in economic thought → |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War I era → |
| influenced |
Keynesian views on international economic order
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interwar debates on reparations → later critiques of punitive peace treaties → |
| influencedBy | Keynes’s experience at the Paris Peace Conference → |
| length | book-length treatise → |
| notableFor |
critique of Versailles settlement
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early prediction of German economic crisis → impact on public opinion about the Treaty of Versailles → |
| originalLanguage | English → |
| proposes |
international economic cooperation
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reduction of German reparations → |
| publicationDate | 1919 → |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form: "Macmillan"
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| setInContextOf | Paris Peace Conference → |
| subject |
Treaty of Versailles
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World War I reparations → international economic policy → peace settlements → post–World War I European economy → |
| timeOfWriting | 1919 → |
| warnsAbout |
economic destabilization of Europe
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political instability in Europe → rise of extremism in Germany → |
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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