Lange / Knightsfield Papers in Economics and Sociology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8615-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 612 Seiten, Web PDF

Papers in Economics and Sociology is a compilation of materials authored by the Polish economist Oskar Lange. The coverage of the essays covers the interrelations between economic and social issues. The text first covers the Marxist and socialist theory, and then proceeds to tackling political economy and socialism. Next, the selection deals with economic theory, along with the mathematical models, econometrics, and statistics utilized in economic analysis. The text also covers the economic science in the service of practice. The book will be of great use to political scientists, sociologists, behavioral scientists, and economists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lange, Oskar

Knightsfield, P. F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Papers in Economics and Sociology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface to the Polish Edition;8
6;Foreword;12
7;Part I: MARXIST AND SOCIALIST THEORY;14
7.1;CHAPTER 1. THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN MONOPOLY CAPITALISM;16
7.2;CHAPTER 2. JOHN STRACHEY ON CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM;28
7.3;CHAPTER 3. FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE PERIOD OF SOCIALIST CONSTRUCTION;33
7.4;CHAPTER 4. LENIN'S THEORY OF REVOLUTION AND THE ECONOMICALLY LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES;59
7.5;CHAPTER 5. LUDWIK KRZYWICKI—THEORIST OF HISTORICAL MATERIALISM;72
8;Part II: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND SOCIALISM;96
8.1;CHAPTER 6. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIALISM;98
8.2;CHAPTER 7. THE ROLE OF PLANNING IN A SOCIALIST ECONOMY;113
8.3;CHAPTER 8. FROM ACCOUNTING TO MATHEMATICS;128
8.3.1;Balancing Calculations;128
8.3.2;The Optimization of the Plan;130
8.3.3;Criteria of Appraisal;131
8.3.4;Mathematics and Management;132
8.3.5;Economic Cybernetics;133
8.3.6;Precision in Economic Thinking;134
9;Part III: ECONOMIC THEORY;136
9.1;CHAPTER 9. FORMS OF SUPPLY ADJUSTMENT AND ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM;138
9.2;CHAPTER 10. A NOTE ON INNOVATIONS;148
9.3;CHAPTER 11. SAY'S LAW: A RESTATEMENT AND CRITICISM;162
9.4;CHAPTER 12. SOME PROBLEMS CONCERNING ECONOMIC PLANNING IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES;184
9.4.1;The Basic Problem of an Underdeveloped Economy;184
9.4.2;Accumulation by Planned Economic Development;187
9.4.3;The Role of the Nationalized Sector;189
9.4.4;Socialism and State Capitalism;190
9.5;CHAPTER 13. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;193
9.6;CHAPTER 14. POLITICAL ECONOMY;204
9.6.1;The Birth and Development of Political Eocnomy;206
9.6.2;The Science of Political Economy Today;218
9.6.3;The Auxiliary Sciences of Political Economy;227
10;Part IV: ECONOMIC-MATHEMATICAL MODELS, ECONOMETRICS AND STATISTICS;232
10.1;CHAPTER 15. THE STABILITY OF MARKET EQUILIBRIUM;234
10.1.1;The Hicksian Conditions;234
10.1.2;Dynamic Stability Conditions;237
10.1.3;Implications of the Validity of the Hicksian Conditions;241
10.1.4;Homogeneous Systems;244
10.1.5;Imperfect Competition;251
10.2;CHAPTER 16. ON THE THEORY OF THE MULTIPLIER;255
10.2.1;Simple Multipliers;255
10.2.2;Compound Multipliers;258
10.2.3;Multipliers in Open Systems;261
10.2.4;Dynamic Multipliers;266
10.2.5;Continuous Dynamic Multipliers;272
10.2.6;Cumulated Multipliers;275
10.3;CHAPTER 17. THEORETICAL DERIVATION OF ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY: THE DIRECT METHOD;276
10.3.1;The Purpose of this Paper;276
10.3.2;The Elasticity of Demand for a Factor of Production;276
10.3.3;The Elasticity of Supply of a Product;279
10.3.4;An Alternative Treatment of Joint Production;283
10.3.5;The Elasticity of Demand for a Consumption Good;284
10.3.6;Conclusion;289
10.3.7;Appendix: Matrices and the Calculus of Elasticities;290
10.4;CHAPTER 18. THE FOUNDATIONS OF WELFARE ECONOMICS;299
10.4.1;Appendix;308
10.5;CHAPTER 19. ON STATISTICAL REGULARITIES;314
10.5.1;Statistical Regularity and Causality;314
10.5.2;The Role of Statistics;315
10.5.3;The Structure of Mass Processes;316
10.5.4;The Law of Great Numbers;319
10.5.5;Types of Mass Processes;323
10.5.6;Socio-economic Mass Processes;325
10.5.7;The Spontaneity of Mass Processes in a Capitalist Economy;326
10.5.8;Mass Processes in a Planned Economy;329
10.6;CHAPTER 20. AVERAGES AND MEANS;334
10.6.1;Averages;334
10.6.2;A Generalization of the Concept of the Mean;335
10.6.3;Appendix;338
10.7;CHAPTER 21. STATISTICAL ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS IN MARKOV PROCESSES;341
10.8;CHAPTER 22. MICHA KALECKI'S MODEL OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE;356
10.9;CHAPTER 23. A NEW VERSION OF KALECKI'S MODEL;376
10.10;CHAPTER 24. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;385
10.10.1;The Scope of Inter-industry Analysis;385
10.10.2;The Marxian Schemes;387
10.10.3;Input-Output Relations in a Multi-sector Model;390
10.10.4;Technological Relations and Value Relations;395
10.10.5;Consumption and Investment;402
10.10.6;Investment and Economic Growth;406
10.10.7;Effects of Investment on National Income and Employment;414
11;Part V. ECONOMIC SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF PRACTICE;426
11.1;CHAPTER 25. CURRENT PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC SCIENCE IN POLAND;428
11.2;CHAPTER 26. CLOSING SPEECH AT THE SECOND CONGRESS OF POLISH ECONOMISTS, WARSAW, 9th JUNE 1956;445
11.3;CHAPTER 27. HOW I SEE THE POLISH ECONOMIC MODEL;451
11.3.1;Central Planning and the Decentralization of Management;451
11.3.2;The Basis of Management: the Autonomous Enterprise;452
11.3.3;The Principle of Pricing;454
11.3.4;Everyday Experience Will Decide;455
11.4;CHAPTER 28. THE ROLE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIALISM;456
11.5;CHAPTER 29. OBSERVATIONS ON THE SECOND FIVE-YEAR PLAN IN INDIA;470
11.6;CHAPTER 30. THE TASKS OF ECONOMIC PLANNING IN CEYLON;479
11.6.1;The Present State of Planning;479
11.6.2;Successive Steps to Be Taken;485
11.6.3;Adjustment of Executive Machinery;489
11.7;CHAPTER 31. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION;497
11.7.1;Lecture I. Patterns of Economic Development;497
11.7.2;Lecture II Planning Economic Development;505
11.7.3;Lecture III. Economic Development and International Co-operation;514
11.8;CHAPTER 32. PROSPECTS OF ECONOMIC SCIENCE UNDER SOCIALISM;525
11.8.1;Mobilization of Public Effort and Participation in the National Economic Plan;531
11.9;CHAPTER 33. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCIALIST SOCIETY;534
11.10;CHAPTER 34. THE SITUATION AND TASKS OF THE ECONOMIC SCIENCES;545
11.11;CHAPTER 35. ECONOMICS IN THE TWENTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE;553
11.11.1;The Turning Point;554
11.11.2;Conditions of Renewal;556
11.11.3;World Promotion;560
11.11.4;Social Problems;561
11.11.5;Theory and Practice;562
11.12;CHAPTER 36. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC THEORY;564
11.12.1;Discussion;572
11.13;CHAPTER 37. CURRENT PROBLEMS OF THE SOCIALIST ECONOMY;581
11.13.1;Development of Economic Planning;590
12;BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS 1925-1963;600