An essay on Marxian economics / by Joan Robinson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, England : Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1952.Description: ix, 103 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0879912707
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 335.41 20
LOC classification:
  • HB 97.5 .R6 1991
Partial contents:
I. Introduction -- II. Definitions -- III. The labour theory of value -- IV. The long-period theory of employment -- V. The falling rate of profit -- VI. Effective demand -- VII. The orthodox theory of profit -- VIII. The general theory of employment -- IX. Imperfect competition -- X. Real and money wages -- XI. Dynamic analysis -- References to "Capital"
Summary: "The purpose of this essay is to compare the economic analysis of Marx's Capital with current academic teaching....In my belief they [modern economists] have much to learn from him [Marx]....At the same time, I believe that modern academic economists have something to offer to the Marxists." -- from the author's Foreword.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks The Karl H. Niebyl Collection HB 97.5 .R6 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML20060033

This is a reprint of a reissue (1947) of the first edition that was published in 1942. In a note (dated November, 1946) to the Foreword, the author writes, "I have made a small number of alterations in the text of the first edition of this book. The only one of substance is in the appendix to Chapter III where there was an error in my original argument."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Introduction -- II. Definitions -- III. The labour theory of value -- IV. The long-period theory of employment -- V. The falling rate of profit -- VI. Effective demand -- VII. The orthodox theory of profit -- VIII. The general theory of employment -- IX. Imperfect competition -- X. Real and money wages -- XI. Dynamic analysis -- References to "Capital"

"The purpose of this essay is to compare the economic analysis of Marx's Capital with current academic teaching....In my belief they [modern economists] have much to learn from him [Marx]....At the same time, I believe that modern academic economists have something to offer to the Marxists." -- from the author's Foreword.

Donation from Karl and Elizabeth Niebyl.

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