[lbo-talk] Open Letter from a Keynesian to a Marxist by Joan Robinson

[michael perelman]

Sraffa is very interesting.  His book, more than 30 years in the
making, is a powerful critique of price theory.  Some followers
attempted to create a Sraffian theory of the economy, which was less
successful.

Regarding the book itself, Sraffa made no attempt to make it readable.

 It is reduced to pure logic, perhaps reflecting his close association
with Wittgenstein.

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Jim Farmelant <farmelantj at juno.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Jul 18, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Jim Farmelant quoted Joan Robinson:
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>> > The radical has to be well versed in Sraffa
>> > and Kalecki if he is going to take them on.
>>
>> I've tried several times to read Sraffa and was bored to death. What
>> am I missing?
>
> I never tried tackling Sraffa.  Kalecki seems much more readable IMO.

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