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The realization problem was first considered by classical economists such as Ricardo and Sismondi. Keynes’s theory of effective demand has a bearing on it too. But it was Marx who gave it its most rounded — and controversial — treatment. At its simplest, the realization problem amounts to this: is there sufficient monetary demand for the commodities which have been produced to be sold, and sold at their value?
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Kenway, P. (1990). Realization Problem. In: Eatwell, J., Milgate, M., Newman, P. (eds) Marxian Economics. The New Palgrave. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20572-1_49
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