The profit motive now exercises an effective tyranny over our lives: in the private as well as the public sector, nowhere seems immune from its reach. International tycoons, economists and politicians are obsessed with economic growth. Yet, as Stuart Sim shows, the pursuit of excessive profit...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Capital Theory and Classical Value Theory -- 2. Capital Theory, Utility Theory, and Economic Equilibrium -- 3. Neoclassical Theories of Capital and Interest -- 4. The Cambridge Criticisms of Neoclassical Capital Theory -- 5. Intertemporal...