Joan Robinson and Maurice Dobb on Marx

This paper examines the formation of Joan Robinson's early viewson Marx through a dialogue with Maurice Dobb and then the receptionof these views at the time by Kalecki, Keynes and some prominentreviewers. It considers how her views were formed and developedin this dialogue and assesses how her position differed fromthose of others interested in Marx and working in Cambridgeat the time, including Piero Sraffa. It concludes that, despitecertain misreadings and limitations, Robinson's reading of Marxwas not of inconsequence and that she was not unaware of thedifferent approach she took to Marx.