Enigma in the Origins of Paul Sweezy's Political Economy

Enigma in the Origins of Paul Sweezy's Political Economy

Paul Sweezy's work on the history of the British coal industry gave rise to his doctoral thesis and a published monograph at exactly the same time that he was making the transition from mainstream economics to Marxist political economy. This note explores the peculiar disappearance of this work...

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Published in:Review of political economy 2009-01, Vol.21 (1), p.157-161
Main Author: Fine, Ben
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
20th century
Coal industry
Economic history
Economists
History of economic thought
History of Political Science
Marxist Analysis
Political Economy
Studies
Sweezy, Paul
Sweezy, Paul M
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Summary:Paul Sweezy's work on the history of the British coal industry gave rise to his doctoral thesis and a published monograph at exactly the same time that he was making the transition from mainstream economics to Marxist political economy. This note explores the peculiar disappearance of this work from his subsequent contributions despite its apparent influence upon and consistency with it.
ISSN:0953-8259
1465-3982