1. Introduction -- 2. The Major Contributions -- 3. The First Phase: Thoughts on Socialist Development in a Backward Overpopulated Economy -- 4. The Second Phase: a 'Starry-Eyed Joan Robinson' -- 5. The Third Phase: Self-Criticism -- 6. Conclusion.

Joan Robinson was a member of the famous Keynes Circus of young economists at Cambridge in the 1930's. She was a theorist par excellence, making outstanding contributions to the understanding of competition, aggregate demand and capital. At the same time, she developed an interest in...