With regard to ray question concerning the meaning of the
term d' otjcT ( which certainly is not connected *ith the
re-phrasing of p.l5o to 155 )» the answer given by Kalecki is
perfectly satisfactory: the term d' serves to insure that the
depreciation quotas are completely re-invested, and the incomplete
re-investment is confined to the net saving. The only thing that remains
to be said is that the reader can't easily guess it. I, for one,
completely misunderstood it, thinking that the incpmplete re-investment
was intended to apply to the gross saving, so that a compensating factor
from outside would have been necessary to establish the stationary state
In such a case, sinde h a leckis meaning is perfectly clear from his
letter, there might be room for a brief editorial comment to help the
reader.
I don't think the passages in Lange bear any relation to the
above question/. Also I don't think that Lange made or intended any
critioism in these/ pages. There are, however, certyin sentences which
are difficult to understand, especially the beginning of 142 which
you quote. Could it be the translation? Anyhow, I am pretty sure
Lange did not intend to convey anything "unorthodox" in these pages.
I hope these comments may be of some help to you.
Do not hesitate to ask if I have not made myself sufficiently clear.
W
ith best regards