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Classical Economics and Modern Theory
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ABSTRACT
In this thought-provoking book, well known economists Kurz and Salvadori cover original findings and new vistas on old problems. They cover:
- alternative interpretations of classical economists
- new growth theory
- the relationship between Sraffian theory and Von Neumann
- the treatment of capital in neoclassical long-period theory.
Incorporating cutting-edge research and new work, this book will be of great interest to those working in the field of the history of economic thought.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|6 pages
Classical economics and modern theory: an introduction
part |2 pages
Part I Classical theory and its interpretations
chapter 2|29 pages
Understanding ‘classical’ economics: a reply to Mark Blaug
chapter 3|30 pages
‘Classical’ roots of input–output analysis: a short account of its long prehistory
part |2 pages
Part II Growth theory and the classical tradition
chapter 6|30 pages
Theories of ‘endogenous’ growth in historical perspective
chapter 8|14 pages
A linear multisector model of ‘endogenous’ growth and the problem of capital
chapter 9|8 pages
A linear multisector model of ‘endogenous’ growth: a post-script
part |2 pages
PART III On Sraffa’s contribution
chapter 10|30 pages
Sraffa and the mathematicians: Frank Ramsey and Alister Watson
part |2 pages
Part IV Exhaustible resources and the long-period method
chapter 14|13 pages
Economic dynamics in a simple model with exhaustible resources and a given real wage rate
part |2 pages
Part V Criticism of neoclassical theory