Beyond the Steady State A Revival of Growth Theory

The essays in this book seek to identify the mechanisms that determine the extent and nature of economic growth. The subject is addressed under four headings: demand-determined growth, technical change, traverse and growth cycles.

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Beyond the Steady State A Revival of Growth Theory Joseph Halevi Senior Lecturer in Economics University of Sydney, Australia

David Laibman Professor of Economics Brooklyn College and Graduate School City University of New York

and

Edward J. Nell Professor of Economics New School for Social Research, New York

Palgrave Macmillan

© Joseph Halevi, David Laibman and Edward J. Nell, 1992 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1992 All rights reserved. For information, write: Scholarly and Reference Division, St. Martin's Press, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010

First published in the United States of America in 1992 ISBN 978-1-349-10952-4 ISBN 978-1-349-10950-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-10950-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beyond the steady state: a revival of growth theory/edited by Joseph Halevi, David Laibman, and Edward J. Nell. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-312-06505-8 1. Economic development. 2. Demand (Economic theory). 3. Equilibrium (Economics) I. Halevi, Joseph. II. Laibman, David. III. Nell, Edward J. HD75.B5 1992 338.9'OOI-dc20 91-10319 CIP

Contents Preface and Acknowledgements

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Introduction

1

PART I AN OVERVIEW

9

1 The Classical Dynamics of Surplus and Accumulation Vivian Walsh PART II DEMAND-DETERMINED GROWTH 2 Some Notes for an Analysis of Accumulation Pierangelo Garegnani 3 Accumulation, Effective Demand and Income Distribution Heinz D. Kurz 4 Demand Equilibrium Edward J. Nell

11

45 47

73 96

PART III TECHNICAL CHANGE

129

5 Transformational Growth, Mass Production and the Multiplier Edward Nell

131

6 Optimal Choices of Technique and Biased Technical Change: From the Steady State to the Consistent Path David Laibman

175

7 Classical Competitive Dynamics and Technical Change Peter Flaschel and Willi Semmler PART IV TRAVERSE

198 223

8 An Introduction to the Traverse in Economic Theory Joseph Halevi and Peter Kriesler v

225

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Contents

9 Traverse Analysis in a Post-Classical Model Harald Hagemann

235

10 Accumulation and Structural Disequilibrium Joseph Halevi

264

PART V GROWTH CYCLES

289

11 A Dynamic Analysis of Industrial Capitalism Richard M. Goodwin

291

12 Dynamic Behavior in a Two-Sector Classical Model: Some Simulation Results Marc Jarsulic

302

13 Cyclical Growth and Intersectoral Dynamics: A Simulation Approach David Laibman

323

14 Bifurcation in the Theory of Economic Growth Badal Mukherji

349

Index

367

Preface and Acknowledgements This book began from two related questions. Where do we