Book contents
- Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital
- Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
- Introduction
- 1 Search for a Will-O’-The-Wisp: Capital As a Unit Independent of Distribution and Prices
- 2 Treacle, Fossils and Technical Progress
- 3 Solow on the Rate of Return: Tease and Counter-Tease
- 4 A Child’s Guide to the Double-Switching Debate
- 5 The Rate of Profits in Capitalist Society: Whose Finest Hour?
- Introduction to the Afterwords
- Afterword 1: Some Notes on the Life of a Book
- Afterword 2: Who Is (Your) Geoff Harcourt?
- References: Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital
- Index
- References
Afterword 1: Some Notes on the Life of a Book
from Introduction to the Afterwords
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 June 2022
Book contents
- Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital
- Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
- Introduction
- 1 Search for a Will-O’-The-Wisp: Capital As a Unit Independent of Distribution and Prices
- 2 Treacle, Fossils and Technical Progress
- 3 Solow on the Rate of Return: Tease and Counter-Tease
- 4 A Child’s Guide to the Double-Switching Debate
- 5 The Rate of Profits in Capitalist Society: Whose Finest Hour?
- Introduction to the Afterwords
- Afterword 1: Some Notes on the Life of a Book
- Afterword 2: Who Is (Your) Geoff Harcourt?
- References: Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital
- Index
- References
Summary
Economists don’t read books, or so we are told. While economics is taught primarily from textbooks, research monographs do not figure prominently in the syllabi. The advice given to aspiring scholars is to leave book writing to retiring Professors, since books distract from the more valued work of publication in top tier journals. And not long ago it was common policy in university libraries to have computer terminals replace bookshelves in the economics and business sections. Don’t read them.
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- Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of CapitalFiftieth Anniversary Edition, pp. 262 - 278Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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