Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Biographical Supplement, vol. XVIII |
Pagine | 736-739 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1979 |
Abstract
The article provides a brief overview of Piero Sraffa's life before reaching Cambridge, his relationship with various historical figures like Antonio Gramsci and John Maynard Keynes and his influential role in economics when at Cambridge. Finally an analysis is made of the content and methodology of Sraffa's 1960 book " Production of Commodities by Means of Commdities: Prelude to a Critique of Economic Theory.
Keywords
- Piero Sraffa
- Sraffa's economic investigations in his 1960 book