Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deal with questions of instability and economic crises, deriving theoretical arguments from Marx's and Schumpeter's works and presenting relevant empirical evidence for the case of the US food manufacturing sector. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deal with questions of instability and economic crises, deriving theoretical arguments from Marx's and Schumpeter's works and presenting relevant empirical evidence for the case of the US food manufacturing sector. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate two famous postulates of the Schumpeterian doctrine and its implications for the US economy. Design/methodology/approach – Analytically, the authors investigate whether sector size matters for sectoral: technological change and stability,...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze Emil Lederer's and Sumner Slichter's theses on the concept of technological unemployment. Design/methodology/approach – Given the presence of core elements of both economists' visions in the famous Debate on Technological Unemployment (1928-1933), it is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that Joseph Schumpeter's views are influenced by the French social philosopher Gabriel Tarde who delivered a theory of social evolution based on technological change as its driving force. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates the...

Purpose – Joseph Alois Schumpeter's ideas are in the discussion agenda of various economists working in different theoretical traditions. However, several aspects of his work remain unexplored. In particular, the origin of his ideas in the context of the then prevalent economic theories of the...

Purpose – Joseph Alois Schumpeter's ideas are in the discussion agenda of various economists working in different theoretical traditions. However, several aspects of his work remain unexplored. In particular, the origin of his ideas in the context of the then prevalent economic theories of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that Joseph Schumpeter's views are influenced by the French social philosopher Gabriel Tarde who delivered a theory of social evolution based on technological change as its driving force. Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates the...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze Emil Lederer's and Sumner Slichter's theses on the concept of technological unemployment. Design/methodology/approach – Given the presence of core elements of both economists' visions in the famous Debate on Technological Unemployment (1928‐1933), it is...