Selected Essays on Economic Planning

This1987bookbringstogethertheseriesofpapersKaleckiwrote,between1940andhisdeathin1970,oneconomicplanning,thatcontainthegermofhistheoryofgrowthinasocialisteconomy.Theyalsocontainanintriguinganalysisofeconomicplanninginasocialistsociety.Thisanalysisanticipatesmanyofthetenetsofthedisequilibriumschoolofeconomistsofthe1970s.Inhisintroduction,JanToporowskiarguesthatKalecki'sworkonthetheoryofgrowthinasocialisteconomyisincompleteandhasoftenconsequentlybeenmisrepresentedwithouttheanalysispresentedinthesepapers,whichareinthisedition.ThisbookwillbeofinteresttoallthoseinterestedinKaecki'swork,theeconomicsofplanning,andeconomicpolicy-making.