Interpreting Ricardo [Paperback]

This book presents a reconstruction of the substance and evolution of Ricardo's thought on the interrelated topics of value, distribution and accumulation.David Ricardo was the leading political economist of the early nineteenth century, and his ideas have been controversial and influential ever since. This book sets out to reconstruct the detailed substance and evolution of Ricardo's thought on the central topics of value, distribution and accumulation, and to summarise and evaluate the debates which continue to rage over the interpretation of his writings. It differs from other books on the subject by presenting Ricardo's work in its own terms, not those imported from a later theoretical discourse.David Ricardo was the leading political economist of the early nineteenth century, and his ideas have been controversial and influential ever since. This book sets out to reconstruct the detailed substance and evolution of Ricardo's thought on the central topics of value, distribution and accumulation, and to summarise and evaluate the debates which continue to rage over the interpretation of his writings. It differs from other books on the subject by presenting Ricardo's work in its own terms, not those imported from a later theoretical discourse.David Ricardo was the leading political economist of the early nineteenth century, and his ideas have been controversial and influential ever since. This book sets out to reconstruct the detailed substance and evolution of Ricardo's thought on the central topics of value, distribution and accumulation, and to summarize and evaluate the debates that continue to rage over the interpretation of his writings. It differs from other books on the subject by presenting Ricardo's work in its own terms, not those imported from a later theoretical discourse.1. Interpretations of David Ricardo; 2. From bullion to corn: the early writings; 3. The falling rate of profit, wages, and the law of markets; 4. The labour theory of value (i); 5. Thl“.