In diesem Vortrag möchte ich keineswegs die fundamentalen Unterschiede in der "Philosophie" der beiden Autoren verwischen oder gar leugnen. Mein Anliegen ist der Versuch, gewisse Missverständnisse auszuräumen, die ein Hemmnis im gegenseitigen Verständnis heutiger "Keynesianer" und heutiger...

In this paper I portray "neo-liberalism" in its original conceptual meaning as opposed to the generic term of depreciation as which it is commonly used. I identify fair competition and the denial of all privilege as the major concerns of original neo-liberals. Ethical merit for competition...

Der Liberalismus ist die Reflexionsform der politischen Moderne. Er bietet die begriffliche Darstellung der gesellschaftlichen und politischen Lebensordnung von souveränen, autonomen Individuen. Die liberale Ordnung gründet im menschenrechtlichen Egalitarismus. Sie ist institutionalisiertes...

The growth of the democratic welfare state has been accompanied by significant restrictions on individual liberty, raising doubts about the sustainability of the ideals of liberalism in democratic polities. The principal claim of this paper is that, adequately understood, liberalism and...

In the history of economic thought Walter Eucken is mostly known for his impact in establishing the Social Market Economy in post-war Germany. Even though there is a growing interest in his ideas especially from an Austrian and a Constitutional Economics perspective, his influence on the...

This paper argues that an evolutionary approach to policy-making, which emphasizes openness to change and political variety, is particularly compatible with the central tenets of classical liberalism. The chief reasons are that classical liberalism acknowledges the ubiquity of uncertainty, as...