This paper first examines two approaches to money adopted by Keynes in the General Theory (GT). The first is the more familiar Òsupply and demandÓ equilibrium approach of Chapter 13 incorporated within conventional macroeconomics textbooks. Indeed, even Post Keynesians utilizing KeynesÕs Òfinance motiveÓ or the ÒhorizontalÓ money supply curve adopt similar methodology. The second approach of the GT is presented in Chapter 17, where Keynes drops Òmoney supply and demandÓ in favor of a liquidity preference approach to asset prices that offers a more satisfactory treatment of moneyÕs role in constraining effective demand. In the penultimate section, I return to KeynesÕs earlier work in the Treatise on Money (TOM), as well as the early drafts of the GT, to obtain a better understanding of the nature of money. I conclude with policy implications.
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