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Piero Sraffa, unorthodox economist (1898-1983) : a biographical essay / Jean-Pierre Potier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Potier, Jean-Pierre, 1949-
- Standardized Title:
- Economiste non conformiste, Piero Sraffa, 1898-1983. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sraffa, Piero.
- Economists--Italy--Biography.
- Economists.
- Economics--Italy--History--20th century.
- Economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (113 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Piero Sraffa's work has had a lasting impact on economic theory and yet we know surprisingly little about the man behind it. This is the first intellectual biography of Sraffa and it details his working relationship with thinkers as diverse as Gramsci, Keynes, Wittgenstein as well as discussing the genesis of his major works.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The formative years; 2 Affinities with communism: a notable friendship with Antonio Gramsci; 3 First years in Cambridge; 4 The publication of Ricardo's Collected Works and of Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities: extensive research; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Name index
- Notes:
- Revised translation of: Un economiste non conformiste, Piero Sraffa, 1898-1983.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-105) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-92942-0
- 1-134-92943-9
- 1-280-13910-2
- 0-203-98185-5
- 9780203981856
- OCLC:
- 275273811
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