Competition, Value and Distribution in Classical Economics

1 Introduction

Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori

DOI: 10.4324/9781003138709-1

This volume is the fifth in a series of collections of essays written by the two of us, by one of us alone, or by one or the two of us with some other author. The previously published collections of essays were

• Understanding ‘Classical’ Economics. Studies in Long-period Theory (1998),
• Classical Economics and Modern Theory. Studies in Long-period Analysis (2003),
• Interpreting Classical Economics. Studies in Long-period Analysis (2007), and
• Revisiting Classical Economics. Studies in Long-period Analysis (2015).

Each collection reflects the discussions we were and still are involved in regarding the characteristic features of the Classical economists’ approach to economic ...