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The Reconstruction of Political Economy: Alternative, Parallel Paths to Rediscovering the Distinctively Classical Surplus Approach

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Jan Kregel has been an important contributor and participant in virtually every major debate and discussion concerning economic theory and policy in the last forty years. Known around the world for his razor-sharp analytical acumen, encyclopedic knowledge of economic history and the history of economic doctrine, non-dogmatic approach to the most difficult questions in political economy and creative synthesis of theoretical and institutional analysis, Kregel has successfully tackled issues ranging from capital theory and the uncertainty of investor expectations to value theory and monetary policy; from the special challenges of developing and transitional economies to the analysis of the stock market and financial fragility; and from the complex philosophical problems of method to the pragmatic difficulties regarding economic policy.

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Forstater, M. (2014). The Reconstruction of Political Economy: Alternative, Parallel Paths to Rediscovering the Distinctively Classical Surplus Approach. In: Papadimitriou, D.B. (eds) Contributions to Economic Theory, Policy, Development and Finance. Levy Institute Advanced Research in Economic Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137450968_2

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