This essay is written in the classical tradition, making the classical assumption, and asking the classical question. The classics, from Smith to Marx, all assumed, or argued, that an unlimited supply of labour was available at subsistence wages. They then enquired how production grows through time. They found the answer in capital accumulation, which they explained in terms of their analysis of the distribution of income. Classical systems stems thus determined simultaneously income distribution and income growth, with the relative prices of commodities as a minor bye-product.
这个论题载于古典流派,做了经典的假设,提出了经典的问题。这一经典,从斯密到马克思,都假设或争论过,就是“在仅给予维持最低生活工资时,劳动力无限供给”。他们调查了时间维度下生产是怎样发展的。根据他们对收入分配的分析得出这个问题的答案是资本积累。古典系统源于对收入分配和收入增长的同时决定,伴随着作为一种次产品的商品的相关价格。