The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is John Maynard Keynes’s landmark 1936 book that founded modern macroeconomics by challenging classical views and explaining the causes of prolonged unemployment and economic downturns.
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| The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money canonical | 9 |
| John Maynard Keynes (book) | 1 |
| The General Theory | 1 |
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Target entity: The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money Context triple: [John Maynard Keynes, notableWork, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money Target entity description: The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is John Maynard Keynes’s landmark 1936 book that founded modern macroeconomics by challenging classical views and explaining the causes of prolonged unemployment and economic downturns.
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A.
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
-
B.
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
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C.
Wirtschaftswunder
Wirtschaftswunder refers to the rapid economic recovery and sustained growth of West Germany after World War II, transforming it into one of the world’s leading industrial economies.
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D.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
-
E.
Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union
The Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union were a series of centralized, state-directed economic programs that rapidly industrialized the USSR and transformed its agrarian economy under communist rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ |
| argues |
insufficient aggregate demand causes prolonged unemployment
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market economies can settle at equilibrium with involuntary unemployment ⓘ wage and price flexibility does not guarantee full employment ⓘ |
| author | John Maynard Keynes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticized |
Say's law
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classical economics ⓘ loanable funds theory of interest ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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macroeconomic theory ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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surface form:
The General Theory
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| hasGenre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Keynesian economics
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New Keynesian economics ⓘ fiscal policy theory ⓘ modern macroeconomics ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
effective demand
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liquidity preference theory of interest ⓘ marginal efficiency of capital ⓘ multiplier principle ⓘ propensity to consume ⓘ underemployment equilibrium ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging classical views on employment and interest
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explaining causes of prolonged unemployment ⓘ founding modern macroeconomics ⓘ influencing 20th-century economic policy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| relatedConcept |
Keynesian economics
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surface form:
IS–LM model
Keynesian economics ⓘ
surface form:
Keynesian cross
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| relatedWork | The Economic Consequences of the Peace ⓘ |
| structure | divided into six books ⓘ |
| subject |
aggregate demand
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economic downturns ⓘ employment ⓘ interest rate ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ money ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
countercyclical fiscal policy
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government intervention in recessions ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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The General Theory
Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923
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John Maynard Keynes (book)