Essays on the Historicity of Capital
The methodological and epistemological problem this book studies is related to the heterogeneity of capital. Capitals are heterogeneous through time and space; at the same time, various heterogeneous capitals must be aggregated, as shown by Ricardo and Ke
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Essays on the Historicity of Capital
Essays on the Historicity of Capital
Alain Herscovici
Essays on the Historicity of Capital
Alain Herscovici Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
ISBN 978-3-030-14837-9 ISBN 978-3-030-14838-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14838-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932974 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Foreword
This book will help in the first place all those who have some knowledge in economics but wonder which are the clear delineating lines between orthodox neoclassical approaches and heterodox approaches. Many tend to simplify this apprehension which may be confusing when many authors in the personalization of their approach tend to borrow assumptions on both sides. Moreover, a clear assessment of the theoretical differences between the two schools can clearly help to master one’s own approach, as the book shows that beyond the standard opposition between orthodoxy and heterodoxy lies a great diversity of assumptions, depending on the problem under view. Still by no means is the book defending the possibility of a synthesis. Clearly it stands as a defender of heterodox app
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