Historicism and Organicism in Economics: The Evolution of Thought
This study looks at the roots of German legacy historistic and organistic economic thought, gives a survey of its development and indicates the present-day significance of these ideas. This approach is also of significance for today's institutional economics, and for the field of environmental...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | Ecology, Economy & Environment
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1: Concept and its matrix
- 2: Predecessors of German historicism
- 3: Phenomenon “Historical School”
- 4: The “older” Historical School
- Roscher, founder of economic historicism and organicism
- Knies’ historistic method
- Hildebrand’s “political” economics
- 5: Independents in the School’s second generation
- Bücher’s historically oriented approach
- Philippovich’s idealistically oriented approach
- 6: Menger’s New Organicism
- 7: Schmoller, founder of the “younger” Historical School
- His concept of economics
- His methodical “dualism”
- His economic systems theory
- His picture of development
- 8: Schmoller’s followers in the “younger” School
- Reformers
- Fundamentalists
- 9: Historical School’s “youngest” representatives
- Sombart and Spiethoff
- Max Weber
- 10: Institutionalism
- 11: Georgescu-Roegen’s “bioeconomics”
- 12: Economic aspects of cultural diversification
- 13: Economic systems theory
- General characteristics
- Organicism in economic systems theory
- 14: Efficient sustainability: an institutional approach
- 15: Perspectives of organistic thought
- 16: Epilogue
- Appendix: Long-term factor substitution
- References