The Economic Consequences of the Peace

Written after attending the Versailles Conference, this treatise presents Keynes's critique of the peace settlement, advocating for a more lenient approach. It gained significant popularity and influenced public perception of the Versailles Treaty, which he described as a "Carthaginian peace." The book is structured into chapters covering the pre-war context, the conference proceedings, the treaty details, reparations, and the post-treaty landscape, along with proposed remedies. This edition includes a new biography of Keynes, enhancing the reader's understanding of his insights.