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Piero Sraffa

1898 - 1983

About the Author

The Italian-born economist was part of the Cambridge group of Marxists during the interwar period. He joind Keynes in opposing Hayek’s theory of the business cycle. He was an advocate of Ricardo’s economic views and helped the Royal Society edited Ricardo’s complete works, the first volume of which appeared in 1951.

In The Library:

• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, 11 vols (Sraffa ed.) (1951)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 1 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 2 Notes on Malthus (1820)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 3 Pamphlets and Papers 1809-1811 (1809)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 4 Pamphlets and Papers 1815-1823 (1815)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 5 Speeches and Evidence (1819)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 6 Letters 1810-1815 (1810)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 7 Letters 1816-1818 (1816)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 8 Letters 1819-June 1821 (1819)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 9 Letters 1821-1823 (1821)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 10 Biographical Miscellany (1795)
• editor: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 11 General Index (1810)