Did Keynes in the General Theory significantly misrepresent J S Mill?


Autoria(s): Grieve, Roy H
Data(s)

28/11/2013

28/11/2013

2013

Resumo

It has been alleged that J M Keynes, quoting in the General Theory a passage from J S Mill's Principles, misunderstood the passage in question and was therefore wrong to cite Mill as an upholder of the 'classical' proposition that 'supply creates its own demand'. We believe that, although Keynes was admittedly in error with respect to, so-to-say, the 'letter' of Mill's exposition, he did not mislead readers as to the 'substance' of Mill's conception. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that J S Mill did indeed stand for a 'classical' position, vulnerable to Keynes's critique as developed in the General Theory. [This is a revised version of an earlier working paper: 'Keynes, Mill and Say's Law', Strathclyde Papers in Economics, 2000/11]

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10943/527

Publicador

University of Strathclyde

Relação

SIRE DISCUSSION PAPER;SIRE-DP-2013-102

Palavras-Chave #Keynes and the 'classics' #John Stuart Mill #Say's Law
Tipo

Working Paper