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1936. London: Macmillan and Co. 1936. 8vo. Original dark green cloth, spine blocked in gilt; pp. [i, advert.], xii, 403; bookplate of William Deacons Bank to front pastedown, spine a little sunned otherwise an exceptionally good copy, near fine. First edition of the author's greatest and most influential work. It revolutionised the approach to unemployment and became the major framework in the formation of the Welfare State.

John Maynard Keynes' groundbreaking work established the framework for contemporary macroeconomic theory. It analyses the causes of fluctuating employment levels and proposes interventions to stabilize the economy.