Entrepreneurship, money and coordination Hayek's theory of cultural evolution

1. Hayek's theory of cultural evolution : a critique of the critiques / Horst Feldmann -- 2. Hayek's theory of the mind / Brian J. Loasby -- 3. Evolution of legal rules : Hayek's contribution reconsidered / Jürgen G. Backhaus -- 4. Hayek and the evolution of designed institutions : a...

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Main Author: Backhaus, Jürgen G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2005
Series:New horizons in institutional and evolutionary economics
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:1. Hayek's theory of cultural evolution : a critique of the critiques / Horst Feldmann -- 2. Hayek's theory of the mind / Brian J. Loasby -- 3. Evolution of legal rules : Hayek's contribution reconsidered / Jürgen G. Backhaus -- 4. Hayek and the evolution of designed institutions : a critical assessment / Christian Schubert -- 5. Hayek on entrepreneurship : competition, market process and cultural evolution / Alexander Ebner -- 6. Hayek's "Free Money Movement" and the evolution of monetary order in historical perspective / Martin T. Bohl and Jens Hölscher -- 7. Money and reciprocity in the extended order--an essay on the evolution and cultural function of money / Walter W. Heering
Hayek's theory of cultural evolution has always generated controversy. Interest in Hayek's theory, and others' analysis and criticism of it, has been rising of late. This volume urges a reconsideration of Hayeks' theory of evolution and aims to explore the relevance of Hayek's theory for its own sake and for evolutionary economics more generally
Physical Description:viii, 199 p ill
ISBN:9781845427955
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