Between Walras and Ricardo. Ladislaus von Bortkievicz and the origin of neo-ricardian theory

1. – IntroductionLadislaus von Bortkievicz, «by far the most eminent German statistician since Lexis» (Schumpeter 1932, p. 338), is known in the history of economic theory principally, as Schumpeter wrote, as «one of the most competent critics of Marx and Böhm-Bawerk» (Schumpeter, 1954, p. 851), –...

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Autori principali: Marchionatti, Roberto, Fiorini, Raffaella
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Revue européenne des sciences sociales 2009
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:1. – IntroductionLadislaus von Bortkievicz, «by far the most eminent German statistician since Lexis» (Schumpeter 1932, p. 338), is known in the history of economic theory principally, as Schumpeter wrote, as «one of the most competent critics of Marx and Böhm-Bawerk» (Schumpeter, 1954, p. 851), – but it is also argued that «his essentially critical bent prevented him from producing, so far as economic theory is concerned, any creative work» (ibidem, p. 851), a judgement largely shared by hi...