The well known economists Kurz and Salvadori cover original findings and new vistas on old problems including alternative interpretations of classical economics, new groth theory, Sraffian theory and Von Neumann and the treatment of capital

This authoritative and comprehensive reference work provides a thorough account of the classical approach to economics. It contains almost two hundred informative short entries in an easily accessible dictionary format on all the significant areas of this school of thought. The companion breaks...

This highly illuminating book marks a significant stage in our growing understanding of how the development of national traditions of economic thought has been affected by both internal and external factors

1. Introduction -- 2. Technical progress, capital accumulation and income distribution in classical economics : Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Karl Marx -- 3. Joseph A. Schumpeter : an economist between Marx and Walras -- 4. Innovations and profits : Schumpeter and the classical heritage -- 5. On...