A treatise on moneyJohn Maynard Keynes

A treatise on money

Name: A treatise on money
ISBN: 9780404150006

by John Maynard Keynes · first published 1930

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notahacker · Sep 3, 2020 · Mentions

…aren't wrong that it's also wrong about a lot more small details than the founding of Apple Computer (one I'm surprised none of the academic economists scrutinising his book picked up on: he describes Treatise on Money as Keynes 'most famous work' which is akin to calling Wings Paul McCartney's most famous band. That's particularly surprising in the middle of a passage about Keynes' work which is actually well-informed).…
on “David Graeber has died” ↗
notahacker · Nov 12, 2021 · Mentions

…with no shortage of sloppy errors and dubious ancillary claims mostly incidental to its actual arguments. One DeLong probably should have picked up when he was compiling his lists is referring to Keynes' Treatise on Money his "most famous work", which is a bit like calling Wings Paul McCartney's most famous band.
on “David Graeber’s Possible Worlds” ↗
billfruit · Mar 28, 2022 · Mentions

What about Keynes, "Treatise on Money"?.
on “What is money, anyway?” ↗
notahacker · Jun 23, 2017 · Critical

…long lists of mostly-trivial stuff various bloggers have pointed out Graeber got obviously wrong, which afaik don't include the apparent Tyndale translation error you've spotted or the claim that Keynes' Treatise on Money was his most famous work that stuck out like a sore thumb to me...
on “Official Response to “Bancor Is Flawed”” ↗