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Profit Theory and Capitalism / Mark Obrinsky.

De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Obrinsky, Mark, Author.
Series:
Post Keynesian economics.
Post Keynesian Economics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Capitalism--History.
Capitalism.
Economics--History.
Economics.
Profit--History.
Profit.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (190 p.)
Other Title:
Profit theory & capitalism.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
The pursuit of profit by business motivates the capitalist economic system. Understanding profits, therefore, especially the source of profits, is essential to an understanding of capitalism. Mark Obrinsky claims that there has never been an adequate profit theory in mainstream economics. To find the source of profits, he argues, one needs to look beyond ownership of the productive factors of land, labor, and capital.Profit Theory and Capitalism makes a sharply reasoned and accessible contribution to critical theory, the history of economic thought, and post-Keynesian theory. Its insights will be of value to all students and theorists working in the area of income distribution.
Contents:
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1. The Profit Puzzle
CHAPTER 2. Adam Smith and the Classical Confusions
CHAPTER 3. The Surplus Theories: Ricardo and Marx
CHAPTER 4. The Neoclassical Profit Evasion
CHAPTER 5. Profits and the Entrepreneur
CHAPTER 6. Profits and Uncertainty
CHAPTER 7. The Incomplete Institutional View
CHAPTER 8. Sraffa and the Surplus Revival
CHAPTER 9. Profits and the Early Macro Theory
CHAPTER 10. Post Keynesian Profit Theory
CHAPTER 11. Profits: A Concluding Assessment
References
Index
Notes:
Cover title: Profit theory & capitalism.
Bibliography: p. [169]-174.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
ISBN:
9780812292565
0812292561
9780585147185
0585147183
OCLC:
967565127

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