The labour theory of value (LTV) is the cornerstone of the classical and Marxian political economy. In this respect macroscopic phenomena, which include many distinct production processes evolving over long gestation periods, conceal the transformation of labour values into their monetary...

Part A -- Chapter 1. The Classical Theory of Value and Distribution -- Chapter 2 .Circular Flow of Capital and Social Reproduction -- Chapter 3. Controversial Issues in the Theories of Value and Distribution: The 'Transformation Problem' and the 'Capital Theory Critique' -- Chapter 4. Labour...

This book promotes an in-depth understanding of the key mechanisms that govern the functioning of capitalist economies, pursuing a Classical Political Economics approach to do so. It explores central theoretical issues addressed by the classical economists Smith and Ricardo, as well as Marx,...