Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. CHAPTER 1. The Profit Puzzle 1
5. CHAPTER 2. Adam Smith and the Classical Confusions 10
6. CHAPTER 3. The Surplus Theories: Ricardo and Marx 27
7. CHAPTER 4. The Neoclassical Profit Evasion 39
8. CHAPTER 5. Profits and the Entrepreneur 52
9. CHAPTER 6. Profits and Uncertainty 71
10. CHAPTER 7. The Incomplete Institutional View 93
11. CHAPTER 8. Sraffa and the Surplus Revival 103
12. CHAPTER 9. Profits and the Early Macro Theory 115
13. CHAPTER 10. Post Keynesian Profit Theory 133
14. CHAPTER 11. Profits: A Concluding Assessment 153
15. References 169
16. Index 175