Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Spread of Keynesian Doctrines and Practices in the United States -- 3. Ideas and Politics: The Acceptance of Keynesianism in Britain and the United States -- 4. Keynesian Politics: The Political Sources of...

A remarkable beginning, 1854-67 -- Takahashi in San Francisco, 1867-68 -- Many mentors, few teachers: Takahashi's career in and out of government, 1869-81 -- Japan's first trademark and patent laws, 1881-89 -- Maeda Masana and the debate over industrial policy, 1882-85 -- Managing a silver mine...

This paper compiles the Intertemporal Public Sector Balance Sheets for all G7 countries and examines their relationship with government borrowing costs. In 2018, all G7 countries have negative Intertemporal Net Financial Worth (INFW), falling short of their intertemporal budget constraint. A...