Collected Works of Maurice Dobb 9780415523097, 9780203119501, 9780415523639, 9780203120842, 0415523095

Table of contents :
Front Cover......Page 1
Political Economy and Capitalism......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
I. The Requirements of a Theory of Value......Page 8
II. Classical Political Economy......Page 41
III. Classical Political Economy and Marx......Page 62
IV. Economic Crises......Page 86
V. The Trend of Modern Economics......Page 137
VI. Concerning Frictions and Expectations: Certain Recent Tendencies in Economic Theory......Page 195
VII. Imperialism......Page 233
VIII. The Question of Economic Law in a Socialist Economy......Page 280
A Note to Chapter Eight on Stored-Up Labour and Investment Through Time......Page 349
Index......Page 361

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COLLECTED WORKS OF MAURICE DOBB

POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CAPITALISM

POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CAPITALISM Some Essays in Economic Tradition

MAURICE DOBB

Volume 4

First published in 1937 This edition first published in 2012 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1937 The Estate of Maurice Dobb All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-0-415-52309-7 (Set) eISBN: 978-0-203-11950-1 (Set) ISBN: 978-0-415-52363-9 (Volume 4) eISBN: 978-0-203-12084-2 (Volume 4) Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace.