Alessandro Roncaglia Libri

Una ricostruzione del pensiero economico, dall'antichità classica ai giorni nostri. L'autore presenta con rigore e senza inutili tecnicismi tanto le opere dei grandi classici come Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Keynes, Schumpeter, Sraffa, quanto i contributi delle varie scuole, come i fisiocrati, i ricardiani, la scuola austriaca. Particolare attenzione è dedicata agli sviluppi più recenti, dal secondo dopoguerra all'inizio del terzo millennio. Un libro per tutti coloro che vogliono comprendere le radici dei dibattiti economici dei nostri giorni. Dietro le divergenze sulle scelte di politica economica, infatti, vi sono contrasti tra concezioni diverse dell'economia; gli stessi concetti-base, come valore, mercato, prezzo, equilibrio, assumono significati diversi nel contesto della concezione classica, marginalista, keynesiana.

Eloquently written and scientifically rigorous, this well documented 2005 book traces the history of economic thought from antiquity to the present day. It focuses on different views of the economy and society and on their evolution over time, and critically evaluates the scarcity-utility approach in comparison with the Classical/Keynesian approach.

The book explores the financial crisis's evolution and its cultural roots within mainstream economics. It offers an alternative perspective through Keynesian uncertainty theory and Minsky's idea of financial fragility, shedding light on past events and informing future policy directions.

Exploring the connections between Sraffa and influential thinkers such as Gramsci, Keynes, and Wittgenstein, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of Sraffa's contributions to economic theory. It provides an authoritative interpretation of his seminal work, "Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities," highlighting its significance and impact on economic discourse. The study delves into the intellectual exchanges that shaped Sraffa's ideas and their relevance in contemporary economic thought.

Power is a multi-dimensional notion, involving politico-institutional, social, economic and cultural elements, leading to a multi-dimensional set of inequalities. Analysis of these elements is a prerequisite for devising policies aiming to reducing social inequalities through a strategy of reforms

The field of economics has proliferated in complexity and importance since the Second World War. Alessandro Roncaglia recounts the history of the different approaches (marginalist, neoclassical, Keynesian, Austrian, monetarism, rational expectations, institutionalist, evolutionary, classical-Sraffian) and the different fields (micro, macro, money and finance, industrial and game theory, institutions, public finance, econometrics), illustrating the thought and personality of the most important contemporary economists (from Hayek to Sraffa, from Modigliani and Samuelson to Friedman, from Simon to Sen, and many others), focusing on the conceptual foundations of the different streams. At the same time he appraises critically the important debates and controversies in the field and concludes by discussing possible future directions for economic thought. This follow-up to The Wealth of Ideas: A History of Contemporary Economic Thought is a readable introduction to the contemporary economics discourse, accessible to economics students and informed general readers, and an important complement for advanced students and economists active in specialized fields.

Una reconstrucción completa y clara del pensamiento económico desde la Antigüedad clásica hasta nuestros días. Se presentan con rigor y sin tecnicismos inútiles las obras de los grandes clásicos como Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Keynes, Schumpeter o Sraffa, y las contribuciones de las diversas corrientes como los fisiócratas, los ricardianos o la escuela austriaca. Se dedica una particular atención a los desarrollos más recientes, desde la segunda posguerra hasta el inicio del tercer milenio. Un libro indispensable para todos aquellos que deseen comprender las raíces de los debates económicos de nuestros días. Detrás de la divergencia en decisiones de política económica, de hecho, hay contrastes entre diversas concepciones de la economía: los mismos conceptos básicos como valor, mercado, precio, equilibrio asumen significados diversos en el contexto de la concepción clásica, marginalista o keynesiana.

Die Beschäftigung mit der Geschichte des ökonomischen Denkens war lange ein zentraler Baustein in der akademischen Ausbildung von Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern. Das hat sich geändert: Oft schließen Studierende ihr Studium an, ohne etwas über die Geschichte ihres Fachs gehört zu haben. Die knapp gehaltene Einführung von Roncaglia und Sylos-Labini kann hier abhelfen. Sie eignet sich sehr gut als Begleitlektüre zu Standardlehrbüchern, in denen fast ausnahmslos die Theoriegeschichte ausgeklammert ist, indem sie auf die wesentlichen Fragen eingeht, mit denen sich Ökonomen beschäftigt haben und indem sie die Hauptvertreter vorstellt. Die Kapitel des Buches sind wie folgt überschrieben: 1. Grundlagen der Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Gegenstand und Methode 2. Die Geburt der modernen Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Die klassischen Ökonomen 3. Die Marginalisten 4. Statik und Dynamik: Schumpeter, Weber, Keynes 5. Neuere Debatten 6. Dynamische Analyse 7. Unterentwicklung und Umweltprobleme 8. Abschließende Betrachtungen