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Open Access
Date Range
1973-1977
Description
This collection includes a letter from Joan Robinson discussing Shaikh’s paper on trade and Ricardo’s theory of profits, a letter from Robinson discussing publication possibilities as well as agreeing with his “humbug” thesis (7/5/72), a letter to Robinson discussing the paper’s submission to The Review of Economics and Statistics and Franklin Fisher’s letter (10/13/72), a letter from Robinson discussing Fisher’s mis-placed faith and micro system (10/25/72), a letter from Robinson discussing Shaikh’s article on the transformation problem and recommending that he submit it to the Economic Journal where she has some influence (5/23/73), a letter from Robinson discussing her paper about Marx and saying that Shaikh should consider writing on mathematical economics (8/8/73), a letter to Robinson discussing the American Economic Review’s rejection of his paper and telling her that he was sending it on to the Economics Journal, and giving a scathing review of Morishima’s book Marx’s Economics (8/6/73), a letter from D. G. Champernowne rejecting Shaikh’s article “The So-Called Transformation Problem: Marx Vindicated” for publication and suggesting alternative journals (10/5/73), a letter from Robinson discussing critiques by Moroshima and Schefold (8/14/73), a letter from Robinson hoping that Shaikh gets finance to go to Cambridge and further advice on possibly writng a book on mathematical economics (3/15/74), a letter from Dorothy Buttler (Robinson's housekeeper) telling Shaikh that Robinson had left for Tanzania (2/9/75), a letter to Robinson discussing his articles on the theory of trade and a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation (7/14/76), a letter from Robinson discussing Okishio's theories, agreeing with them, and saying that she and Shaikh might well disagree about this (8/12/76), a letter to Robinson discussing his reading of Okishio, his article on Dobb, Bob Rowthorn’s acerbic but helpful comments (3/14/77), and a letter from Robinson discussing their sharp differences on Ricardo, her disagreement with Okishio, and the labor theory of value (3/24/77).
Recommended Citation
Shaikh, Anwar PhD, "Joan Robinson et al. 1" (2025). Archives of Anwar Shaikh. 208.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/as_archive/208