Okishio’s Book review on P. Sraffa: Production of commodities by means of commodities—prelude to a critique of economic theory
摘要
In the seminar on Political Economy (at Toyama University, 11th November 2023), Professors Kurz and Salvadore raised the question why Okishio did not refer Sraffa in Okishio (2022). Okishio wrote book review on Sraffa (Production of commodities by means of commodities—prelude to a critique of economic theory. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1960) just after its publication (Okishio in Kokumin-Keizai-Zasshi 103(3):104–112, 1961, 10.24546/00167714). He read Sraffa carefully and compared Sraffa's definition of basic commodity with Okishio's one. He resulted that his own definition is more useful than Sraffa's one.