The following subject areas are covered in this book: * alternative interpretations of classical economists * new growth theory * the relationship between Sraffian theory and Von Neumann * the treatment of capital in neoclassical long-period theory. This book will be of great interest to those working in the field of the history of economic thought. INDICE Classical Economics and Modern Theory: An Introduction Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori Classical Theory and its Interpretations Understanding Classical Economics: A Reply to Mark Blaug Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori 'Classical' Roots of Input-Output Analysis: A Short Account of its Long Prehistory Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori, Economic Systems Research (2000) Friedrich Benedikt Wilhelm Hermann on Capital and Profits Heinz D. Kurz, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (1998) Burgstaller on Classical and Neoclassical Theory Giuseppe Freni and Neri Salvadori, Property and Prices. Toward a Unified Theory of Value (Cambridge University Press, 1994). Published in Economics and Philosophy 1996 Growth Theory and the Classical Tradition Theories of 'Endogenous' Growth in Historical Perspective Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori in Contemporary Economics Issues. Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress of the International Economic Association, Tunis. Volume 4 Economic Behaviour and Design, Murat R. Sertel (ed.) (London: Macmillan, and New York: St Martin's Press, 1999) What Could the 'New' Growth Theory Teach Smith or Ricardo? Heinz D. Kurz, Economic Issues 1997 A Linear Multisector Model of 'Endogenous' Growth and the Problem of Capital Neri Salvadori, Metroecnomica 1998 A Linear Multisector Model of 'Endogenous' Growth: a Post-Script Giuseppe Freni and Neri Salvadori On Sraffa's Contribution Sraffa and the Mathematicians: Frank Ramsey and Alister Watson Heinz D. Kurz and Neri Salvadori, Piero Sraffa's Political Economy. A Centenary Estimate T. Cozzi and R. Marchionatti (Routledge, 2000) Sraffa a