Project Gutenberg 2005-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 2026 Keynes, John Maynard 1883 1946 Keynes, John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes, J. M. (John Maynard) 20002057 The Economic Consequences of the Peace Rick Niles, Jon King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Economic Consequences of the Peace" by John Maynard Keynes is a critical economic and political analysis written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the implications of the Treaty of Versailles and the overall peace settlement following World War I. It examines the economic landscape of Europe post-war and discusses the potential negative outcomes of the treaty on European economies, particularly that of Germany, asserting that the terms may lead to widespread suffering and instability. The opening of the text introduces Keynes's perspective as someone who was closely involved with the Paris Peace Conference, emphasizing the precarious economic situation present in post-war Europe. He notes humanity's tendency to become accustomed to an unstable economic environment and critiques the Allied powers, particularly France and Britain, for potentially exacerbating an already volatile situation through harsh peace terms. Specifically, he emphasizes that the economic decisions made during the peace negotiations could lead to further ruin rather than restoration, igniting a sense of urgency regarding the future stability of Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28) Economic history -- 1918-1945 HC Text World War I Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics Category: Economics 545482 2025-10-07T04:16:01.219440 text/html 552117 2021-10-15T00:34:40 text/html 257613 2025-10-07T04:16:10.928384 application/epub+zip 262842 2025-10-07T04:16:04.451446 application/epub+zip 253049 2025-10-07T04:16:03.111450 application/epub+zip 519699 2025-10-07T04:16:15.909359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485426 2025-10-07T04:16:10.043412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457183 2022-09-07T23:39:37.845811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453092 2025-10-07T04:16:00.208451 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452870 2021-10-15T00:36:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19656 2025-10-07T04:16:16.055361 application/rdf+xml 16227 2025-10-07T04:16:03.642380 image/jpeg 3697 2025-10-07T04:16:03.374425 image/jpeg 161760 2021-10-15T00:36:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 175586 2021-10-15T00:37:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 251735 2025-10-07T04:16:01.255392 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia