Author : G. C. Harcourt
Release : 1972-05-25
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital by : G. C. Harcourt
Download or read book Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital written by G. C. Harcourt. This book was released on 1972-05-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capital theory traditionally spans two major compartments of economic theory: the theory of production of both individual products and the total product, and the theory of the distribution of the aggregate product between the different classes of capitalist society. It has always been controversial, partly because the subject matter is difficult and partly because rival ideologies and value systems impinge directly on the subject matter. In the present book the various topics associated with the exchanges between the 'neo-Keynesians' and the 'neo-neoclassicals' are discussed and evaluated. The topics include the measurement of capital, the revival of interest in Irving Fisher's rate of return on investment, the double-switching debate, Sraffa's prelude to a critique of neoclassical theory, and the 'new' theories of the rate of profits in capitalist society.