Essays on the Theory of Joint Production

This book contains a formalisation of Sraffa's general scheme of joint production; the formulation of new tools for economic analysis in the vertically integrated sectors; an analysis of the numerous problems connected with durable means of production; an enquiry into the effects of technical progress; and the formalisation of Sraffa's scheme for non-produced means of production. These are all contributions to a general theoretical scheme - that of joint production which has acquired an increasing relevance recently, since it has become clear that it represents the most appropriate scheme for the analysis of production processes with fixed capital and also with natural resources. Italian version,1977: Contributi alla teoria della produzione congiunta, Bologna: il Mulino. Translations: Spanish, 1986: Aportaciones a la teorìa de la producciòn conjunta, Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica/Serie de Economìa; Japanese,1989: Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Hyôron-sha.