Introduction

  • Guglielmo Chiodi
  • Leonardo Ditta
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Abstract

1. This edited collection of essays is the result of a selection of papers presented at the International Conference in remembrance of Piero Sraffa (1898–1983), held in Rome in 2003 with the title ‘Sraffa or An Alternative Economies’. The essays have been subsequently elaborated, amended and enlarged by their respective authors.

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Welfare Economic Social Product Social Choice Theory Mainstream Economic Alternative Economic 
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