On Political Economists and Political Economy

Taylor & Francis

This book reflects Geoff Harcourt's contribution to economic debate over more than three decades. It also includes intellectual biographies of some of the most prominent and leading unorthodox economists. > Included in this volume are papers which are recognized as some of the foundations of post-Keynesian Economics, analysing problems set in historical time and starting from 'real world' observations. The book reflects Geoff Harcourt's contribution to economic debate over more than three decades. It also includes intellectual biographies of some of the most prominent and leading unorthodox economists, such as Kenneth Boulding, Eric Russell and Lorie Tarshis. > Part 1: Issues in post-Keynesian economics1. The accountant in a Golden Age (1965)2. Investment-decision criteria, investment incentives and the choice of technique (1968)3. Pricing and the investment decision (1976)4. A critique of Mr Kaldor's model of income distribution and economic growth (1963)5. A two-sector model i