On the Relief Problem

The years during which Keynes and his contemporaries were active saw the world endeavoring to restore the Pax Britannica which had collapsed as a consequence of the World War I. But this attempt proved in vain, and as confusion and division deepened, the world was engulfed by the World War II. In this scenario Keynes stood out as the figure who exerted the largest influence as economist, economic policymaker, and international system planner.