Neomarxism And Postkeynesian Economics From Kalecki To Sraffa And Joan Robinson 1st Edition Ludo Cuyvers by Ludo Cuyvers 9781032254807, 1032254807 instant download after payment.

Piero Sraffa and Joan Robinson, both iconic Cambridge economists, were
highly inf luenced by the economic theory of Karl Marx, and integrated im-
portant elements of Marx’s economic system into their theories. This book
argues, based on published and unpublished documents, that the work of
Sraffa and Robinson can in fact be considered as essentially post-Keynesian
neo-Marxist.
The first part of the book reviews the intellectual development of severalkey thinkers along this neo-Marxist current in economic thought: Kalecki,
Steindl, Baran, and Sweezy. Parts 1 and 2 separately examine Robinson’s and
Sraffa’s works and question how they fit into this specific neo-Marxist cur-
rent, either building on it (in Robinson’s case) or following another direction
(in Sraffa’s case). Part 3 observes Robinson’s theory of economic growth and
its relationship to the views of Marx and Kalecki. Overall, Cuyvers demon-
strates how their thought processes share characteristics with neo-Marxist
key views, such as stating or implying the labour theory of value as either
redundant or wrong, emphasising the role of class struggle in the distribution
of income and rejecting Marx’s falling rate of profits.
Following on from ideas brief ly introduced in Cuyvers’s Economic Ideas ofMarx’s Capital (2017), this book will particularly appeal to readers interested
in the history of economic thought, works of Sraffa, Robinson, and Marx,
post-Keynesian economics, and neo-Marxism.
Ludo Cuyvers is Emeritus Professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgiumand Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa.