Lewis argued that his 1954 model of economic development in a dual economy was based on the classical framework originally advanced by Smith, Malthus, Ricardo and Marx. The present paper provides a detailed investigation of how Lewis adopted and adapted classical concepts such as...

Prologue to the English edition -- Previous publications -- Introduction -- The general theory (I) : background -- Keynes and his understanding of early 20th century capitalism -- The general theory : background(II) -- What did Keynes call classical theory? -- Keynes's critique of the classical...