Abstract
Several features of Piero Sraffa' Production of Commodities are attributed to David Ricardo by Sraffa himself and by ‘neo–Ricardians’ generally. I have questioned elsewhere the Sraffian understanding of Ricardo. Assuming this challenge to be justified, the question arises how Sraffa may have erred. I approach the problem by asking: (i) whether his reading can only be rationalized in post–Marxian terms; and (ii) how he arrived at his reading. I conclude that Sraffa did read Ricardo in Marxian fashion; but that all the relevant Sraffian features are to be found in Ricardo though only within a narrowly restricted range of texts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 430-436 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Journal of the History of Economic Thought |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Classical economics
- Marx
- Ricardo
- Sraffa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
- History and Philosophy of Science