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Robertson’s most original and most demanding book brought forth many attempts at interpretation and much comment. Its conciseness and failure to make concessions to the reader led to the charge that the book was ‘almost unreadable’ (see Samuelson, 1963, p. 518). Keynes forecast, at proof stage, that
It will be interesting to see whether anyone, and who, will when it is published see what you are driving at. You’ll be lucky if you get five understanding readers within two years; after that there will be lots.
(Keynes, CW, XIII, pp. 40–1)
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Fletcher, G. (2006). Opinion on Banking Policy and the Price Level. In: Dennis Robertson. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595903_8
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