A 'second edition' of The General Theory

Keynes always intended to write 'footnotes' to his masterwork The General Theory, which would take account of the criticisms made of it and allow him to develop and refine his ideas further. However, a number of factors combined to prevent him from doing so before his death in 1946. A wide range of Keynes scholars - including James Tobin, Paul Davidson and Lord Skidelsky - have written here the 'footnotes' that Keynes never did.

Part Book I Introduction -- chapter 1 The Relation of the General Theory to the Classical Theory The opening chapters of a 'second edition' of The General Theory -- chapter 2 On Rewriting Chapter 2 of the General Theory Keynes's concept of involuntary unemployment -- chapter 3 Effective Demand Revisited -- chapter 4 Yes, Mrs Robinson! The General Theory and imperfect competition -- chapter 5 Imperfect Competition and Keynes -- chapter 6 The Principle of Effective Demand -- part Book II Definitions and units -- chapter 7 Units and Definitions -- chapter 8 User Cost -- part Book III The propensity to consume -- chapter 9 The Propensity to Consume and The Multiplier -- chapter 10 Keynes and Dynamics -- chapter 11 The Multiplier and Finance -- part Book IV The inducement to invest -- chapter 12 The Marginal Efficiency of Capital and Investment -- chapter 13 The Marginal Efficiency of Investment -- chapter 14 Is There a Place for Rational Expectations in Keynes's General Theory? -- chapter 15 Expectations and Uncertainty in Contemporary Keynesian Models -- chapter 16 The Theory of Value, Expectations and Chapter 17 of the General Theory -- chapter 17 Own-Rates of Interest and Their Rel…