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Demande effective «à la Torrens», gravitation et crise : un commentaire

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[fre] Carlo Benetti soutient qu'il y a incompatibilité chez Torrens entre la théorie de la surproduction générale et la théorie de la concurrence capitaliste. Dans le présent papier il est montré que cette thèse repose sur un certain nombre d'hypothèses particulières (rendement constant d'échelle, absence de politique de stockage et de transferts de capital entre les branches). Un modèle général est esquissé où des rendements quelconques peuvent être envisagés. Dans le cas well-behaved il apparaît que pour un taux de profit déterminé il existe un unique système de prix auquel est associé un unique système de quantités assurant l'égalité entre l'offre et la demande effective (où, pour un système de prix fixé il existe un unique taux de profit associé à un unique système de quantités assurant cette même égalité). [eng] C. Benetti maintains in his paper that the theory of general overproduction and the theory of capitalist competition are not compatible in Torrens'thought. The present paper discusses this thesis : it rests on a particular set of assumptions, namely constant return to scale, no inventory policy and no transfers of capital between industries. A generalization of the model is proposed under the hypothesis of no constant returns to scale. The main result, in the well-behaved case, is : for a predetermined uniform rate of profit, there exists one price system (up to a scalar) associated to a unique set of quantities which ensures the equality between supply and effective demand for all commodities. Conversely, for a predetermined price system, there exists a unique rate of profit associated to a unique système of quantities which ensures equality between supply and effective demand.

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  • Jean Carteliera, 1986. "Demande effective «à la Torrens», gravitation et crise : un commentaire," Cahiers d'Économie Politique, Programme National Persée, vol. 12(1), pages 57-72.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:caecpo:cep_0154-8344_1986_num_12_1_1029
    DOI: 10.3406/cep.1986.1029
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    1. Jean Cartelier, 1982. "Marché et concurrence dans la « Richesse des Nations »," Cahiers d'Économie Politique, Programme National Persée, vol. 8(1), pages 145-154.
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