We propose to re-read Ricardo's theory of rent and its modern versions. Ricardo's dynamic approach follows the transformations of a long-term equilibrium with demand. Sraffa adopted the same framework while substituting a value criterion for a physical criterion to determine the incoming...

El presente texto pretende establecer si, realmente, el pasado declive financiero representa una crisis" en la ciencia económica. Se analiza la importancia de la predicción tanto para la ciencia de la economía como para su profesión. Finalmente, hace un recorrido sobre la posibilidad y...

El presente trabajo versa sobre la actual crisis que vive el capitalismo mundial, las explicaciones que ha dado la burguesía de la misma y el contraste con la teoría marxista de la crisis, los planes de salvamento que al contrario de los que algunos pueden pensar es mas una continuación del...

This article intends to demonstrate that the law of value can be understood based on three successive versions, through which it becomes progressively more complex. The least complex law is the law of value determined by years worked. The second version is the law of social work distribution...

El objetivo del presente ensayo es entrar en la discusión sobre de un tema tan especial en la teoría económica como es el dinero. Para esto, se analizará una teoría de vital importancia en el estudio de la economía, es decir, la teoría propuesta por Karl Marx, en la cual el dinero es de...

The main objective of this article is to reexamine an old controversy between analysts of Marx: the relationship between Marxist thought and philosophy, as well as the issue of methodology. The purpose is not to reach a final conclusion on such an intriguing topic, but rather to point out some...

In the numerical examples used by Marx to study the reproduction of social capital, the economy reaches a steady growth path in only two periods. This surprising outcome has been interpreted by Marx’s readers as a property of a model which excludes any sort of economic crisis. This paper shows...

This work intends to present the main heterodox questions brought up by James Steuart´s thought. Steuart´s works on political economy have the sign of duality. This sign condemned this work to ostracism during this life time and labeled him as mercanlist in the history of economic thought....

In order to extend the theory of value and the trade-off property to economic systems with lands, Ricardo reduced their study to that of productive systems without lands by considering the marginal agricultural methods. Sraffa generalised the analysis to prices of production and rejected the...