Austrian Economics in America: The Migration of a Tradition (Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (833 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521637651 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Moss, Babson College"The topics in this book are deep, the debates grand, the implications are limited only by the reader's own imagination. Vaughn does not rely upon mere folkways nor attempt to titillate through overemphasis upon dramatis personae. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in contemporary Austrian economics and its innovative direction of research for the next century." David L. This is a history of modern economics the way it should be written. "Vaughn has written an outstanding work in the history of economic thought, the philosophy and sociology of science, and on those fundamental issues of economics in which every economist should be inte
Junglies said Helping to Better Understand the World as We Know It. My introduction to the Austrian School of Economics came with a chance encounter of a publication from the Institute of Economic Affairs of London. This one monograph helped me to discover more of their particular publications and other similar books and pamphlets at the Laissez Faire Bookshop where one could often overhear at the very least some strenuous debates about economics and politics etc. My real academic introduction came with a paper by Peter Wynarczyck presented at a Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic Confere. Past Events, Current Trends The author of this book does an excellent job of explaining the development of Austrian economics in the US. Vaughn illustrates the importance of the Calculation and Capital debates, both in the development of the Austrian paradigm and in the decline of its reputation during the 1930's. Her views on Mises, Kirzner and Rothbard are bound to cause controversy, but she develops her critiques carefully. Vaughn explains Hayek's contributions clearly, and demonstrates the importance of his work on psychology and social theo. The Definitive History of the Austrian School James F. Mueller This excellent book documents in succinct but engaging style the origin and history of the Austrian school of economics from a distinctly Lachmannian point of view. My exposure to Austrian economics began with the work of Murray Rothbard, and from there moved on to Mises and then Kirzner. Predictably, my subsequent reading of both the Austrian and neoclassical literature has always been interpreted through the traditional (conventional) Austrian lense.This book put everything in persepective for me. Karen Vaughn argue
It focuses primarily on showing how the coherent theme that emerges from the thought of Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig Lachmann, Israel Kirzner and a variety of new younger Austrians is an examination of the implications of time and ignorance (or processes and knowledge) for economic theory.. This book examines the development of the ideas of the new Austrian school from its beginnings in Vienna in the 1870s to the present