A Reflection on Sraffa’s Revolution in Economic Theory

by Ajit Sinha

Author	: Ajit Sinha
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 611
Release	: 2021-06-02
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 303047206X

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This book presents a substantial collection of essays from a wide range of well respected scholars addressing several aspects of Piero Sraffa’s economics in light of continuing controversies over the interpretation that should be placed on his work. It moves beyond extant scholarship with an added emphasis on the philosophical dimension of Sraffa’s seminal work, Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities. Contributors probe new ways of thinking about the political economy of Sraffa and in doing so, alongside the comments to each contribution by other scholars, provide a cutting edge debate and discussion on non-mainstream economic theory. This book will be of interest to academics and advanced graduate students in economics, with additional interest from scholars in philosophy and the methodology of science.

A Revolution in Economic Theory

by Ajit Sinha

Author	: Ajit Sinha
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 255
Release	: 2016-08-18
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 3319306162

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This book draws on the work of one of the sharpest minds of the 20th century, Piero Sraffa. Ludwig Wittgenstein credited him for 'the most consequential ideas' of the Philosophical Investigations (1953) and put him high on his short list of geniuses. Sraffa's revolutionary contribution to economics was, however, lost to the world because economists did not pay attention to the philosophical underpinnings of his economics. Based on exhaustive archival research, Sinha presents an exciting new thesis that shows how Sraffa challenged the usual mode of theorizing in terms of essential and mechanical causation and, instead, argued for a descriptive or geometrical theory based on simultaneous relations. A consequence of this approach was a complete removal of 'agent's subjectivity' and 'marginal method' or counterfactual reasoning from economic analysis – the two fundamental pillars of orthodox economic theory.

A Reflection on Sraffa's Revolution in Economic Theory

by Ajit Sinha

Author	: Ajit Sinha
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Release	: 2021
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ISBN	: 9783030472078

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This book presents a substantial collection of essays from a wide range of well respected scholars addressing several aspects of Piero Sraffa's economics in light of continuing controversies over the interpretation that should be placed on his work. It moves beyond extant scholarship with an added emphasis on the philosophical dimension of Sraffa's seminal work, Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities. Contributors probe new ways of thinking about the political economy of Sraffa and in doing so, alongside the comments to each contribution by other scholars, provide a cutting edge debate and discussion on non-mainstream economic theory. This book will be of interest to academics and advanced graduate students in economics, with additional interest from scholars in philosophy and the methodology of science.

The Age of Fragmentation

by Alessandro Roncaglia

Author	: Alessandro Roncaglia
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 453
Release	: 2019-12-05
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1108478441

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A wide-ranging historical account and critical analysis of the global development of economics from 1940 to the present day.

Contributions to Modern Economics

by Joan Robinson

Author	: Joan Robinson
Publisher	: Academic Press
Total Pages	: 297
Release	: 2014-05-10
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1483263231

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Contributions to Modern Economics includes contributions to two great intellectual upheavals in economic theory: the Keynesian Revolution and the revival of the classical theory of profits led by Piero Sraffa. The formation of prices in capitalist and socialist economies and of international trade is also discussed. The evolution of these ideas is linked to the personal and historical events that influenced them. Comprised of 24 chapters, this book begins by describing the second crisis of economic theory, which is related to the first crisis — the great slump of the 1930s. The reader is then introduced to the theory of money and the analysis of output; obstacles to full employment; and the concept of hoarding. Subsequent chapters explore capital, profits, and prices, with emphasis on the theory of capital, imperfect competition, and the theory of value. International trade, capitalism, and beggar-my-neighbor remedies for unemployment are also examined. This monograph should be of interest to economists.

Classical Economics, Keynes and Money

by John Eatwell

Author	: John Eatwell
Publisher	: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages	: 348
Release	: 2022-07-29
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1000605914

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Classical Economics, Keynes and Money casts new light on an approach to economic theory and policy that combines the modern classical theory of prices and income distribution with a Keynesian analysis of money and finance. Structured in four parts, the work considers issues within classical economics, monetary economics, Keynesian and post-Keynesian Economics, rationality and economic methodology. These themes are all central to the work of Carlo Panico, and the chapters both reflect on and build on his key contributions to the field. This collection is of interest to advanced students and researchers in the history of economic thought, monetary theory, financial economics and heterodox economics.

Keynesian, Sraffian, Computable and Dynamic Economics

by Kumaraswamy Velupillai

Author	: Kumaraswamy Velupillai
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 447
Release	: 2021-03-08
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 3030581314

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This book explores an alternative approach to the conventional, market-based, view of economic theory and economic policy, at theoretical, numerical and applicable levels. The chapters provide a theoretical, empirical, and algorithmic approach to marcodynamics, Sraffian economics, and current policy issues. Post-Keynesian macroeconomics, business cycle theory, the trade cycle, microfoundations, and the Philips Machine are also covered. This book aims to challenge orthodox ideas and provide a lens through which to honour the work of Stefano Zambelli. It will be of relevant to students and academics interested in economics.

Heterodox Challenges in Economics

by Sergio Cesaratto

Author	: Sergio Cesaratto
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 286
Release	: 2020-11-12
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 3030544486

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This book discloses the economic foundations of European fiscal and monetary policies by introducing readers to an array of alternative approaches in economics. It presents various heterodox theories put forward by classical economists, Marx, Sraffa and Keynes, as a coherent challenge to neo-classical theory. The book underscores and critically assesses the analytical inconsistencies of European economic policy and the conservative nature of the current European governance. In this light, it examines the political obstacles to proposals to reform the European monetary union, as well as those originating in the neo-mercantilist German model. Given its scope and format, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers and members of the general public alike.

Pasinetti and the Classical Keynesians

by Enrico Bellino

Author	: Enrico Bellino
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 345
Release	: 2022-02-24
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1108831117

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Nine leading scholars discuss the nine main ideas that, according to Luigi Pasinetti, characterize the Classical-Keynesian approach.