Understanding 'Classical' Economics : Studies in Long Period Theory

ISBN-13: 9780415158718 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 296 str.

Heinz D. Kurz; Neri Salvadori

Opis

The classical approach to economic problems, which can be traced back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, has been revived in recent years. The essays in this collection argue that this classical approach holds the key to an explanation of important present-day economic phenomena. The study opens with a clarification of what is meant by classical economics and examines how modern methods of economic analysis are related to the works of the classical economists. Chapters deal with the problem of economic growth and foreign trade. Contributors attempt to show that both the von Neumann growth model and the new theories of endogenous growth belong to the classical tradition. They also consider the work of Piero Saffra and clarify some of the more difficult aspects of his analysis. The (un)importance of the labour theory of value in classical thinking is reviewed and the work closes with observations on the critique of classical theory.

Spis treści

1 UNDERSTANDING ‘CLASSICAL’ ECONOMICS An introduction, Part I ‘Classical’ economics and modern theory 2 VON NEUMANN’S GROWTH MODEL AND THE ‘CLASSICAL’ TRADITION 3 ADAM SMITH ON FOREIGN TRADE A note on the ‘vent for surplus’ argument 4 ‘ENDOGENOUS’ GROWTH MODELS AND THE ‘CLASSICAL’ TRADITION 5 THE NON-SUBSTITUTION THEOREM Making good a lacuna Part II On Sraffa’s contribution 6 SRAFFA, MARSHALL AND THE PROBLEM OF RETURNS 7 THE ‘STANDARD COMMODITY’ AND RICARDO’S SEARCH FOR AN ‘INVARIABLE MEASURE OF VALUE’ 8 MORISHIMA ON RICARDO 9 PEACH ON RICARDO Part III On the labour theory of value 10 KARL MARX ON PHYSIOCRACY 11 NO RESWITCHING? NO SWITCHING! Part IV On the critique of neoclassical theory 12 ON CRITICS AND PROTECTIVE BELTS 13 ‘PRODUCTIVITY CURVES’ IN THE ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL

O autorze

Heinz D Kurz (University of Graz, Austria Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria), Neri Salvadori (Universita degli Studi, Pisa)