The General Theory Of Employment, Interest, And Money: Modern Macroeconomic...

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Book Title: General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money : Modern Macroeconomics and the Keynesian Revolution

Number of Pages: 280 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Topic: General

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 0.6 in

Genre: Political Science

Item Weight: 21.8 Oz

Author: John Keynes

Item Length: 10 in

Item Width: 7 in

Format: Trade Paperback