The Cambridge Post-Keynesians: An Outsider's Insider View
作者以亲身经历回顾剑桥后凯恩斯学派,指出其并非统一学派,批判其投资理论,并认为该学派除卡尔多外成果寥寥,源于消极态度和自以为是的不宽容传统。
The paper examines the so-called Cambridge post-Keynesians from the point of view of one who was exposed to them as an undergraduate, with the addition of some mature thoughts. As confirmed by Luigi Pasinetti in his 2007 book Keynes and the Cambridge Keynesians: A “Revolution in Economics” to Be Accomplished, there was never a unified school. A major theme, particularly for Joan Robinson, was the theory of investment advanced by Keynes in his General Theory. This in turn is examined critically. The post-Keynesian group, with the notable exception of Nicholas Kaldor, proved to be remarkably unproductive. This is explained by an essentially negative approach and by a tradition of self-righteous intolerance that goes back to Keynes himself.