The marginal revolutionaries : how Austrian economists fought the war of ideas /
"The Austrian School of Economics-a movement that has had a vast impact on economics, politics, and society, especially among the American right-is poorly understood by supporters and detractors alike. Defining themselves in opposition to the mainstream, economists such as Ludwig von Mises, Fri...
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| التنسيق: | Licensed eBooks |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
| منشور في: |
New Haven :
Yale University Press
[2019]
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvnwbxwf |
| الملخص: | "The Austrian School of Economics-a movement that has had a vast impact on economics, politics, and society, especially among the American right-is poorly understood by supporters and detractors alike. Defining themselves in opposition to the mainstream, economists such as Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, and Joseph Schumpeter built the School's international reputation with their work on business cycles and monetary theory. Their focus on individualism-and deep antipathy toward socialism-ultimately won them a devoted audience among the upper echelons of business and government. In this collective biography, Janek Wasserman brings these figures to life, showing that in order to make sense of the Austrians and their continued influence, one must understand the backdrop against which their philosophy was formed-notably, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a half-century of war and exile"--Publisher's description |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (xii, 354 pages) |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 9780300249170 0300249179 9780300228229 0300228228 |