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Accumulation et demande effective : Quelques notes

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  • Heinz D. Kurz
  • Christian Bidard

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[eng] The present paper discusses some long-run aspects of what Keynes called "the other point of view". In the interpretation given it is potential output or productive capacity that tends to adjust to actual output or effective demand, rather than the other way round. Early visions of the two alternative points of view clashed in the discussion between Malthus and Ricardo about the possibility of a "general glut" of commodities. The neo-Keynesian approach to growth and distribution theory is rejected on the grounds that the principle of effective demand is inconsistent with the assumption that productive capacity is permanently utilized at the level desired by entrepreneurs. Sraffa's analysis is then used to show how the cost-minimizing pattern of operation of plant and equipment is determined. In the final section it is discussed how investment generates the corresponding volume of savings both in the short and the long run. [fre] Cet article discute certains aspects, relatifs au traitement de la longue période, de ce que Keynes appelait « l'autre point de vue ». Dans l'interprétation qui en est donnée, c'est la production potentielle (ou capacité de production) qui tend à s'ajuster à la production courante (ou demande effective) plutôt que l'inverse. Les premières versions des deux points de vue alternatifs se sont affrontées lors de la controverse entre Ricardo et Malthus sur la possibilité d'une « surproduction générale » de marchandises. L'approche néo-keynésienne traditionnelle est ici rejetée au nom de l'incompatibilité entre le principe de la demande effective et l'hypothèse d'une utilisation permanente des capacités au niveau désiré par les entrepreneurs. L'analyse de Sraffa est ensuite utilisée pour montrer comment est déterminé le schéma de mise en œuvre de l'équipement et des installations. La section finale est consacrée à une discussion de la façon dont l'investissement engendre un montant équivalent d'épargne, à long terme aussi bien qu'à court terme.

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  • Heinz D. Kurz & Christian Bidard, 1993. "Accumulation et demande effective : Quelques notes," Cahiers d'Économie Politique, Programme National Persée, vol. 22(1), pages 59-82.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:caecpo:cep_0154-8344_1993_num_22_1_1145
    DOI: 10.3406/cep.1993.1145
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