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Capitalist instability and effective demand (Kalecki’s reason)

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  • José Carlos de Souza Braga

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As regards the controversy surrounding effective demand and the work ofMichal Kalecki, it must be understood that he not only formulated an adequate theory ofeconomic cycles but, by revealing the limits of this theory, dealt with a more complex set ofproblems which are specific to the movement of capitalism: the question of the simultaneousdetermination of cycles and trends. To develop this theory entails reformulating the aboveconcepts to grasp the antinomy of the trend in capitalism and its interactions with fluctuationsand changing circumstances. This in turn requires a critique of the concept of economictime, or more precisely a clarification of capitalist temporality. It is also necessary to re-assess the theoretical status of the principle of effective demand, concerning a theory of capitaland capitalist calculation, within a theory of instability; the temporalization of this principle,as effected in macroeconomic models is not sufficient for the comprehension of capitalistdynamics as a whole. JEL Classification: O40; E32; B51.

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  • José Carlos de Souza Braga, 1983. "Capitalist instability and effective demand (Kalecki’s reason)," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 3(3), pages 284-307.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:3:y:1983:i:3:p:284-307:id:1932
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    Keywords

    Economic cycles; Kalecki; effective demand;
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    JEL classification:

    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • B51 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian

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