"Maurice Dobb, Political Economist" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)

This is a review article of Maurice Dobb, Political Economist, by Timothy Shenk. I begin by summarising the book and commenting on its many virtues and occasional weaknesses. I then consider Shenk's account of Dobb's achievements as an economic historian of capitalism, as an analyst and ec...

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Published in:Cambridge Journal of Economics 2015-09, Vol.39 (5), p.1465-1480
Main Author: King, J. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Dobb, Maurice
Eastern Europe
Economic history
Economic theory
Economists
Historians
Political economy
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Summary:This is a review article of Maurice Dobb, Political Economist, by Timothy Shenk. I begin by summarising the book and commenting on its many virtues and occasional weaknesses. I then consider Shenk's account of Dobb's achievements as an economic historian of capitalism, as an analyst and economic historian of the first six decades of the Soviet Union, and as an economic theorist and an historian of economic thought. I conclude by assessing Shenk's own conclusions about Dobb.
ISSN:0309-166X
1464-3545
DOI:10.1093/cje/beu083