『一般理論』形成史における連続と断絶 : 「投資」概念,「均衡」概念の変化を中心に(大会報告・共通論題 : ケインズ政策の展開と経済統合)

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What makes "The General Theory" revolutionary? Is it because it gave the method to control investment by means of rate of interest and public finance in order to avoid unemployment? But we can go back to the time as early as 1924 when Keynes gave a lecture, title of which was 'The End of Laissez-Faire' to find his propositions in favor of such policies. We thought these propositions for such policies belong to continuous factors in the forming of "The General Theory". It was with regard to theoretical frameworks that changed. This paper shows that the change came not from the multiplier theory as Klein insisted, but from the change of the concept of 'investment' and that of 'equilibrium'. The former means the change from 'capital' to 'asset'. The latter means the change from 'static' to 'shifting'. This former change became the main theoretical weapon for construction of 'cross-check system' in national income statistics. And the latter change made government officials confident of 'Stability' of economic system. That is why "The General Theory" made it possible to put Keynes's propositions into practice and made them revolutionary in true sense.
政治経済学・経済史学会の論文
1998-04-20