Date: Mon, 15 May 95 07:30:21 BST
From: Chris Burford <cburford-AT-gn.apc.org>
Subject: Value - Sraffa


Value: There are references to Sraffa, and suggestions from
Jerry Levy that the debate is not being taken much further.

Some people I suspect are not coming in, because they feel 
this was all explored in the first four months of this list's 
life, July, August, Sept, Oct 1994.

Yes and no. I have skimmed the archives for "Sraffa" and it is
much thinner than people might suppose. Perhaps some of the 
debate has been had on other lists, but I think it is in the 
nature of these e-mail forums that they are living cultures,
they have to create and re-create a shared understanding each
week. It appears to be said this week that Sraffa's critique
was accepted as a substantial critique some time ago, and 
therefore should be accepted as a substantial critique now.

But this may be inadequate and does not fit in with our project
at its best, of listing the strengths and weaknesses of each 
model of capitalism.