Overview

The essays in this volume present a comprehensive view of modern economics. They range from technical papers on a specific issue, such as that devoted to a critique of Kaldor's model of income distribution, through evaluation of a wide-ranging literature, with special emphasis on the Cambridge controversies in the theory of capital.

Included Portraits

Intellectual portraits of Eric Russell, Joan Robinson and Lorie Tarshis are also included.

Concluding Essay

The concluding essay "The Social Science Imperialists" gives an overview of the issues and trends that have dominated economics in recent years.