Economic Transition in Historical Perspective

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-73549-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 219 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

This title was first published in 2001. This volume of essays studies the problem of transition in economics from a historical perspective. It uses historical ideas and theories in a modern context to examine economic thought. It aims to show that social and historical context are important when considering economic transitions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, Charles

Rosicka, Janina

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1 Plato on Topos, Economy and Transition 2 Karl Polanyi's Great Transformation and the Current Transformations in Central Europe 3 On Building up a Market Society: Lessons from the Wealth of Nations and The Great Transformation 4 Groundwork for an Institutional Economic Approach to Transition': Smith and Polanyi Reconsidered 5 The Money Fiction and Central Banking 6 Labour: A Fictitious Commodity Needs Instituted Power 7 Three Paths to Capitalism: An Agenda for Research 8 Friedrich von Hayek's Idea of Spontaneous Social Order and Transforming the Socialist Economy 9 Worldly Advice from Other-Worldly Philosophers: Catholic Social Thought and the Problem of Economic Transition 10 The Promotion of National Prosperity: The Case of Industrial Activities in Portugal in the Transition to Liberalism

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Clark, Janina Rosicka