Just out of curiosity, what are you having trouble with? The General Theory is a bit of a pain in the ass to read at many points, so trust me when I say that you're not alone. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
I think you'll probably find this helpful, as well, since, unlike most economists, Krugman knows how to write. Krugman describes the book's mission as it relates to some of the field's history during the Classicalist period, and context is almost always useful.
Any jargon or other bits in particular? Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
The biggest problem is when he drops "the marginal this equals the marginal blah" as if it were obvious what he's talking about, and that the equality must hold. Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
Which chapter are you on? Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
It was just a general comment, nothing specific. I'll have to read the whole thing once and then once again with pen and paper.
One of the things that strikes me (see the chapter of the "choice of units") is Keynes' decision to monetarize everything in order to make things quantifiable. He has a justification for it, and he's aware that he loses something, but he charges ahead nonetheless. I think I should write a diary just on that, because it ties in with much of the criticism of economics on this site. Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
Maybe I'll diary my view of his "choice of units" tonight. Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
