This book, written by renowned economist John Maynard Keynes, examines the economic consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I. Keynes argues that the treaty was too harsh and that it would lead to economic disaster for both Germany and the Allied powers. He further argues that
The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury and deputy to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Supreme Economic Council. Becoming ill, he resigned from the position and returned early from the conference, believing that there was 'no hope' of an economically sustainable settlement. In this book, he presents his arguments for a much less onerous treaty, not just for the sake of German civilians but for the sake of the economic well-being of all of Europe and beyond, including the Allied Powers, which in his view the Treaty of Versailles and its associated treaties endangered.