TY - JOUR AB - These two books reflect very different attitudes to classical economics: O'Brien writes from a neoclassical standpoint, Napoleoni from a Marxist one. Two questions deserve consideration. Is anything worthwhile to be gained by devoting attention to the works of the classical economists (and of Marx)? Where, if we do turn to the classics, do they lead us? VL - 3 IS - 2 SN - 0144-3585 DO - 10.1108/eb008068 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008068 AU - GRIEVE ROY H. PY - 1976 Y1 - 1976/01/01 TI - PERSPECTIVES ON THE CLASSICS: A REVIEW ARTICLE T2 - Journal of Economic Studies PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 141 EP - 155 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -