Joan Robinson
By: Geoffrey Harcourt and Prue Kerr
Contributors: Kerr, Prue, 1931-
Series: Great thinkers in economics series; Great thinkers in economics series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781403996404
Description: "Joan Robinson is widely considered to be amongst the greatest economists of the 20th Century. This book provides a comprehensive study of her life and work, examining her role in the making of The General Theory, her critical interest in Marxian eocnomics, her contributions to Labour Party policy and her writings on development, especially China"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Economics of Imperfect Competition; title: Joan Robinson and her circle in the run up to, and the aftermath of publication of The General Theory; title: Marx in Joan Robinson's Argument; title: Joan Robinson and socialist planning in the years of high theory; title: The Making of The Accumulation of Capital; title: The Choice of Technique in the Economy as a Whole and the Cambridge Debates in the Theory of Capital:Joan Robinson's Role.; title: After The Accumulation of Capital: Defence and Development; title: Joan Robinson's views on Development Economics as Political Economy; title: An Introduction to Modern Economics: a Light that Failed?; title: A Concerned Intellectual's Task: Joan Robinsons Three Popular Books; title: Conclusion: Joan Robinsons Legacy.