The Accumulation of Capital
Originally published in 1956, The Accumulation of Capital provides a
dynamic approach to the question of what determines growth and capital accumulation in the
long run. Covering topics relating to finance, money and credit this work is prescient in
the concerns it addresses. The Accumulation of Capital is as relevant
today as when it was first published. A true classic, it demonstrates Robinson's
innovative approach to economics and her ability to embrace and extend the ideas of Marx,
Keynes and Kalecki. This re-issued classic contains a new introduction by Professor Geoff
Harcourt and Prue Kerr who explore the influences of Keynes, Marx and Kaleki on this great
work and examine the relevance of the growth model.
Foreword Introduction
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Classes of Income 2. The Classes of Wealth 3. The Meaning
of Money 4. Capital and Income 5. Consumption and Investment 6. The Meaning of Equilibrium
PART II: ACCUMULATION IN THE LONG RUN 7. ASimple Model 8. Section I - Accumulation with
One Technique 9. Accumulation with Constant Technique 10. Technical Progress 11. Section
II - The Technical Frontier 12. The Spectrum of Techniques 13. The Evaluation of Capital
14. The Technical Frontier in a Golden Age 15. Productivity and the Real Capital Ratio 16.
Accumulation without Inventions 17. A Surplus of Labour 18. Section III - Accumulation and
Technical Progress 19. Accumulation with Neutral Technical Progress 20. Accumulation with
Biased Progress 21. Synopsis of the Theory of Accumulation in the Long Run
PART III: THE SHORT PERIOD 22. Prices and Profits 23. Wages and Prices 24. Fluctuations
in the Rate of Investment 25. Cycles and Trends
PART IV: FINANCE 26. Money and Finance 27. The Rates of Interest
PART V: THE RENTIER 28. Consumption of Profits 29. Consumption and Accumulation in the
Long Run 30. Rentiers and the Trade Cycle 31. Rentiers and Finance
PART VI: LAND 32. Land and Labour 33. Factor Ratios and Techniques. A Digression 34.
Land and Accumulation 35. Land, Labour and Accumulation 36. Increasing and Diminishing
Returns
PART VII: RELATIVE PRICES 37. Supply and Demand
PART VIII: International Trade 38. External Investment 39. International Investment
NOTES ON VARIOUS TOPICS 40. Postscript 41. The Value of Invested Capital
496 pages, Paperback