AbstractsEconomics
A Critique of John Maynard Keynes' Concept of the Propensity to Consume
| Institution: | North Texas State College |
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| Year: | 1949 |
| Keywords: | consumerism; savings; Keynesian economics.; Consumption (Economics); Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946. |
| Record ID: | 1538684 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83502/ |
Abstract
It will be a part of the purpose of this paper to show that Keynesian economics treats a closed economy in a static condition while American and British society in actuality exist in open economies in a dynamic condition. In scope this paper is limited to an appraisal of the first of the main concepts of John Maynard Keynes' General Theory. That is, this paper will be concerned only with the "Theory of the Propensity to Consume" and its ramifications.
