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Author Harcourt, G. C. (Geoffrey Colin), 1931- author.

Title Some Cambridge controversies in the theory of capital / G. C. Harcourt, University of Adelaide, University of Cambridge, University of New South Wales, Sydney ; with afterwords by Avi J. Cohen, York University, Toronto, Tiago Mata, University College London
Edition Fiftieth anniversary edition
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 329 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction; 1. Search for a will-o'-the-wisp: capital as a unit independent of distribution and prices; 2. Treacle, fossils and technical progress; 3. Solow on the rate of return: tease and counter-tease Preliminaries to the main bout; 4. A child's guide to the double-switching debate; 5. The rate of profits in capitalist society: whose finest hour? Introduction to the Afterwords; Afterword 1: Some notes on the life of a book Tiago Mata; Afterword 2: Who is (your) Geoff Harcourt? Avi Cohen
Summary "The Cambridge Capital Controversy was one of the most significant debates in Twentieth Century economics. First published in 1972, this book provides an accessible reconstruction of the controversy with detailed discussion of the major points raised by its primary protagonists: Piero Sraffa and Joan Robinson on the post-Keynesian side (Cambridge, UK) and Robert Solow and Paul Samuelson on the neo-classical side (Cambridge, MA). The book is now considered to be a classic. This fiftieth anniversary edition comes with a new preface by the author and two new afterwords that reflect on the author's contribution to the field and the significance of the book in the history of economics. Topics covered 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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 21, 2022)
Subject Capital.
Capital -- Mathematical models.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
Capital.
Capital -- Mathematical models.
Form Electronic book
Author Cohen, Avi J., author of afterword.
Mata, Tiago, author of afterword.
LC no. 2022002288
ISBN 9781009158138
1009158139
9781009175616
1009175610