The essays in this edited collection, first published in 1986, focus on important debates surrounding the central Marxian problem of the transformation of values into prices. The collection brings together major contributions on the value theory debate from the decade prior to the book’s publication, and assesses the debate’s significance for wider issues. Value theory emerges as much more than a technical relation between labour time and prices, and the structure of the capitalist economy is scrutinised. This is a relevant and comprehensive work, valuable to students, academics and professionals with an interest in political and Marxist economy.


First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Coal Question

by Ben Fine

Published 4 January 1990
A unique book which synthesises hitherto separate approaches to the economics of coal. It is a history of political economy, a critique of the existing literature and a work of sustained economic analysis. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of economics, economic history and public policy.