This paper considers the question of whether Sraffa had any significant influence on Keynes's thinking in the period of preparation of <italic>The General Theory</italic>. Questioning the negative view expressed by Pasinetti (2007), we suggest there is a strong possibility that Sraffa, in introducing the idea...

In a recent paper Chandra & Sandilands (2006) put forward three contentious propositions concerning the 'mechanics' of the process of economic growth: these propositions are to the effect (1) that 'pecuniary external economies' should not be considered instances of market failure; (2) that...