Cambridge Economics as Commodity Fetishism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23155461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Roosevelt (Vassar College) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-32 |
| Publication date | 1975-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Radical Political Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0486-6134 • E-ISSN: 1552-8502 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/048661347500700402 |
| OpenAlex | W2322605480 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
This article presents a Marxist critique of the Cambridge school, focussing particularly on the work of Piero Sraffa and Joan Robinson. Taking issue with those who see Cambridge economics as a contribution in the Marxian tradition, the author stresses the differences between the approaches of Marx and the Cantabrigians. After pointing out that the latter view history in a non-Marxian way, he goes on to argue that their economics has the effect of mystifying the basic social relations of capitalism. Finally, it is noted that Cambridge economics leads to a political strategy which aims at improving the distribution of income without altering the hierarchical structure of capitalist production.
Capitalism · Commodity · Economics · Fetishism · Market economy · Marxist philosophy · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Production (economics) · Sociology · Work (physics) · Economic Theory and Policy · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
The Sraffian Contribution
Some Developments in Marxian Theory Since Schumpeter
A Radical Economic Revision of the Transformation Problem
Two Stages of Ecosocialism
Place, Space, and Theories of Economic Value
The Information Economy and the Labor Theory of Value
A Contribution to the Critique of Urban Political Economy
Production, circulation and value
Sraffa, Capitalist Production and Labor Values
Theories of Interregional Trade and Theories of Value
The dynamics of value, price and profit
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1976 - 2017 (42) |
| Highly cited | No |