Sraffa in historiographical perspective: a provisional statement

Samuel Hollander

The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1998, vol. 5, issue 3, 430-436

Abstract: Several features of Piero Sraffa' Production of Commodities are attributed to David Ricardo by Sraffa himself and by 'neo-Ricardians' generally. I have questioned elsewhere the Sraffian understanding of Ricardo. Assuming this challenge to be justified, the question arises how Sraffa may have erred. I approach the problem by asking: (i) whether his reading can only be rationalized in post-Marxian terms; and (ii) how he arrived at his reading. I conclude that Sraffa did read Ricardo in Marxian fashion; but that all the relevant Sraffian features are to be found in Ricardo though only within a narrowly restricted range of texts.

Keywords: Classical economics; Marx; Ricardo; Sraffa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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