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Our remit is historical. The question to be considered is how far the Keynesian framework is appropriate for explaining the main macroeconomic events of the post-war period. We could have approached this question by starting from the various components of Keynesian theory and asking how each of these fares when confronted with post-war experience. We have chosen to start from the other end, that is, from the events. As a result, some themes prominent in Keynes will get little or no mention.
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Matthews, R.C.O., Bowen, A. (1988). Keynesian and Other Explanations of Post-war Macroeconomic Trends. In: Eltis, W., Sinclair, P. (eds) Keynes and Economic Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10338-6_17
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