Keynes vs What Would Keynes Do?: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Economists, Business
Keynes
The ideas of John Maynard Keynes have never been more timely. No one has bettered Keynes's description of the psychology of investors during a financial crisis: ‘The practice of calmness and immobility, of certainty and…
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What Would Keynes Do?
"Have you ever wondered what Adam Smith would have to say about you playing the lottery? Whether Jeremy Bentham could cure your hangover? Or what Milton Friedman might get you for Christmas? By comparing and contrasting…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- What Would Keynes Do? has the widest readership — 109 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Keynes | What Would Keynes Do? | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (109) |
Reception
| Keynes | What Would Keynes Do? | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 109 |
| Editions | 20 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 39482 | — |
| Pages | 222 | 192 |