learning objectives for this module:

Following the guidelines spelled out in the instruction sheet for the assignment (see Book review of Keynes), read and review Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace:

be able to:

ascertain Keynes’s views on the social and political conditions of his time
describe Keynes’s view of the prewar European economy and society
evaluate how realistic that view was. Was it wishful thinking? Was he looking at prewar Europe through rose-colored glasses?
identify the deficiencies that Keynes identified in the Paris Peace Conference
evaluate the accuracy of his predictions
compare and contrast the efficacy of the Paris Peace Conference (and the Treaty of Versailles that it produced) with the Congress of Vienna in the foresight of its intent and the success of its provisions (a century before the Paris Peace Conference, the Congress of Vienna [1814–1815], in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, redrew the map of Europe in an attempt [however imperfectly implemented] to assure the success of the new postwar regime).

to do before class:

read and review John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, introduction by Robert Lekachman (New York: Penguin Books, 1995)
view lecture / video B310 15B The World ofJohn Maynard Keynes_with_Recording, below:

This lecture is also accessible in PowerPoint and PowerPoint Recording formats.

The class is asynchronous (proceed at your own pace) until 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 22, when there will be a class discussion of Keynes (see Book review of Keynes), and the review of Keynes is due, to be submitted through Canvas > Assignments > Book review of Keynes no later than 11:59 PM.

After that, the next synchronous event is the presentations on the research papers, 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29, and the research paper is due, to be submitted through Canvas > Assignments > research paper no later than 11:59 PM.

The class discussion of Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace, at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 22, and the presentations on the research papers, at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29, will be conducted as online conferences through Zoom (videoconferencing software) at those times and on those dates.

After that, the next synchronous event is the final examination (which covers chapters 10–23 of the textbook), to be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, Wednesday, May 6. For details of what you can expect, and what I will expect of you on the final exam, see Canvas > Assignments > Final Exam; or click on: Review Sheet 2 .