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This is a report written in 1947 regarding Keynesian economics and the main principles of this economic study. It contemplates the issues and arguments within Keynesian vs. Classical economics.

Keynesian economics is said to be a suitable solution for the current economic times because it solves problems that relate to labor and debt. -Michael

This article discusses Keynesian economics, an economic theory named after John Maynard Keynes, a British economist. Keynes' economic theory was based on an circular flow of money: his ideas spawned a slew of interventionist economic policies during the Great Depression. Keynes stipulated that during such economically difficult times, the best way if reviving the economy is by an increase in government spending, which would trigger the multiplier effect.

On the world stage, the debate over Keynesianism played out between the big powers during the world financial recession. Whilst the conservative British and German governments have been significantly reducing their government budgets, President Barack Obama has been priming the Keynesian pump by advocating much government "stimulus" spending. Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, also spent federal cash in attempts to revive the economy...

Although the United States' problem of mounting fiscal deficits has become common knowledge in recent years, several prominent economists have advocated for additional spending so that the current economic recovery does not sputter. Others on the other hand claim that "In the real world, any increase in government spending is going to further worsen the debt/gross domestic product ratio, meaning debt service will become more and more costly, eventually reaching a point when it is unsustainable…The United States is fast reaching the point of unsustainability - hence there is no real choice but to greatly reduce government spending."

This article talks about the nowadays of the keynesian believes

This article is about the top 10 Keynesian ways to boost the economy of Japan after this year's terrible disaster. Jason Kaspar wrote that Japan will have a GDP boost in about six months as a result of rebuilding, but the money that was lost in these days will easily negate any future upside.

This is an interesting article which is connected to output, inflation Trade off, But is approached from the Keynesian economics aspect, In addition To read an entire article you need to register, its Easy

The writer of this article seems to me that he worships Keynes. anyway he talks about Keynes and his theory in this article. there are many more articles about Keynes and his theory+real world cases by this writer

The Recovery Act of 2009 gave 787 billion dollars for economic stimulus, this action by the government is a prime example of Keynesian economic theory as the government is bolstering economic growth and development while simultaneously reducing unemployment. It is recorded that 1.5 million private sector jobs have been saved and there has been six straight quarters of economic growth.

This article talks about how a keynesian approach to an economic matter may be radically opposed to the point of view of a classicist; concretely about the japanese crisis, consequence of the earthquake and tsunami of the past month

Interesting article about the recent stimulus package that the US government put into place. Discusses the Keynesian model, which says that government intervention is needed to get an economy back on track.

This article is about a book which assesses the progress of the Indian economy. Nehru, India's first prime minister implemented an extreme version of a Keynesian economy that even "Keynes would have found fiscally impossible" India sought to increase industrial output through government spending, which had disastrous consequences for the Indian economy. It took Manmohan Singh's radical turn away from state intervention to bring it back up. The articles elaborates further.

President Obama, a seemingly great fan of Keynesian economics has developed a program of government expansion and nationalization of various aspects of the lives of the American people (such as the government takeover of health care, intervention in banks, and the nationalization of various automobile companies such as General Motors), the federal government is now embarking upon a program of government-directed wireless internet (Wi-Fi) delivery.

This article presents a rather bias view of the increase in prices of products. The author talks about how the government is doing the opposite of what it should, and that its intervention is hurting people. This does however relate to Keynesian economics because it displays the opinion of somebody who is not in favor of it.

Ever since the stagflation that followed the Keynesian economic policies in the 70s, the notion that government planning is our best bet at bringing back the economy has faded away. However, in recent years, Keynes's ideas are being implemented once again in the form of Keynesian style of fiscal policy

The article discusses the Chinese state's initiative to increase the minimum income tax threshold from 2000 yuan. This was done in order to 'boost domestic demand' - a rise in disposable income increases consumer expenditure in theory and thus boosts aggregate demand. The authorities are however cautious of the increase in income leading to inflation - this suggests that the authorities deem the Chinese economy to be near full employment of resources (according to the Keynesian outlook).