The Early History of Economics in the United States: The Influence of the German Historical School of Economics on Teaching and Theory

ISBN-13: 9781032162409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 288 str.

Birsen Filip

Opis

This book examines the role of the German Historical School of Economics (GHSE) in the development of the discipline of economics in the US from the 1870s up until the beginning of WWI.

Spis treści

1. Introduction   2.The German Historical School of Economics and its Intellectual Sources: Cameralism and the Historical School of Jurisprudence   3. An Overview of Fundamental Features of the German Historical School of Economics   4. German-Trained American Political Economists and the Influence of the German Historical School of Economics   5. The Early Establishment of Political Economy Departments at American Colleges and Universities   6. The GHSE and the Establishment of Economic Associations and Journals in the United States   7. The New School on the Conservation of the Natural Environment   8. The Decline and Demise of the German Historical School of Economics   9. Conclusion: The Demise of the New School and the Abolishment of Freedom and Human Progress via the Coercive Powers of the State and Corporations