ABSTRACT

Providing a contemporary overview of the debate amongst theoretical stands in economics, this book brings together contributions from a number of eminent scholars. It covers important issues in methodology and the history of thought, as well as economic analysis. The book is structured in five parts which:focus on the relevance of the history of ec

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

PART I Economic theory and its history

part |2 pages

PART II The classical school and the Ricardo debate

chapter 3|26 pages

The canonical classical growth model

Content, adherence and priority

chapter 5|17 pages

Misunderstanding classical economics

The Sraffian interpretation of the surplus approach

chapter 10|25 pages

Sraffa’s Ricardo after fifty years

A preliminary estimate

part |2 pages

PART III Models of prices and allocations in equilibrium and out of equilibrium

part |2 pages

PART V Economic theorising and institutions

chapter 25|8 pages

Economic theory and institutions

An introductory note

chapter 27|3 pages

Economics and institutions: some reflections on

Some reflections on Pasinetti and Caravale

chapter 28|4 pages

Economics and institutions

The constraints of history

chapter 29|3 pages

A summing up