1st Edition

Piero Sraffa, Unorthodox Economist (1898-1983) A Biographical Essay

By Jean-Pierre Potier Copyright 1992
    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    120 Pages
    by Routledge

    Piero Sraffa's work has had a lasting impact on economic theory and yet we know surprisingly little about the man behind it. This is the first intellectual biography of Sraffa and it details his working relationship with thinkers as diverse as Gramsci, Keynes, Wittgenstein as well as discussing the genesis of his major works.

    1. The Formative Years of a Young Economist 2. Affinities with Communism 3. First Years in Cambridge 4. The Publication of Ricardo's Collected Works and Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities

    Biography

    Jean-Pierre Potier