The paper mainly has a pedagogical purpose. It develops a graphical basis for comparing the standard Kaleckian and Marxist macroeconomic short-run models. It takes into account effective demand on the one hand, and on the other hand the power struggle between workers and entrepreneurs over income shares.
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