Questions About General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Great Minds)

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After reading dozen of pages of TGT, I found it quite hard to digest. Is there any companion materials and / or books recommended to read along with it? I can also use a recommendation for a good electric version (preferably for Kindle) of TGT text. Thanks.

Lee Lance Look for "Introduction to the Theory of Employment" by Joan Robinson. Robinson (among others) worked with Keynes to develop the General Theory, and sh…moreLook for "Introduction to the Theory of Employment" by Joan Robinson. Robinson (among others) worked with Keynes to develop the General Theory, and she is good at explaining it. Robinson's book is intended for the general reader, not the community of economists as Keynes' book was.(less)

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Keynes was a fucking genius man. There are some open ended questions on my end about the way debt works in his system. Like, if savings have to equal investments, does that mean that the amount of debt contracted for new investments is always going to be more than the last year because of the gap in savings? For instance, savings consists of investing and paying off debt, and is that not his definition?

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