Lord Keynes — Lerner on “The Burden of the National Debt”

This article by Abba P. Lerner is central to the debate about the nature of government debt:

Lerner, A. P. 1948. “The Burden of the National Debt,” in Lloyd A. Metzler et al. (eds.), Income, Employment and Public Policy, Essays in Honour of Alvin Hanson. W. W. Norton, New York. 255–275.

I provide a summary of Lerner’s key points below:

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Lerner on “The Burden of the National Debt”
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