This book describes and refutes thirteen ideas involving free market principles and the US economic system, arguing that these (mostly familiar) ideas are myths. The myths are deeply ingrained in the United States' self-image and in political discourse, and are hailed as indisputable,...

Einleitung: Der ‚böse‘ Markt und der ‚gute‘ Markt -- Das Vorhaben: Dekonstruktion und Rekonstruktion des Marktes -- Der Markt, durch die Brille der Logik betrachtet -- Das Ziel: Aufklärung über die Verwendung des Marktbegriffs.-Der Marktbegriff im Auge des Betrachters: Die Logikbrille...

Die Evolution als Grundlage allen Verhaltens -- Das Statusziel -- Wie das Gehirn entscheidet -- Die Rolle der Arbeitsteilung -- Heuristisches Entscheiden -- Die Protagonisten -- Gerechtigkeit und gerechtes Teilen -- Moral und Religion -- Vertrauen -- Individuelle und kollektive Schutzmaßnahmen...

In this work, Rutherford reviews why Adam Smith, Hayek, Mises and others praised economic markets, with a view to understanding, in contrast, historical attacks on markets dating as far back as Aristotle. The market has long been criticized as an inappropriate method of allocation, encouraging...

On 9 August 1974, Richard Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment; on 29 April 1975, the United States scuttled from their Embassy in Saigon - optics that were interpreted as defeats for the ‘International Right’. Yet in 1975, Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party; and in...

This collection of essays by prominent economists and philosophers showcases the important contributions that markets can make to important topics within social economics, including practical issues such as poverty and disaster relief, as well as more general concerns regarding ethics and well-being

This book reflects philosophically about the socio-political dimension of economics. Part I provides normative reflections on the economy: Section I reflects on the interconnections between the multiple discourses on the economy, section II presents Hegel's claim that the economic order is an...

From Keynes to Piketty provides the reader with an accessible and entertaining insight into the development of economic thought over the past century. Starting with John Maynard Keynes's bestseller, The Economic Consequences of Peace (1919), and ending with Thomas Piketty's blockbuster, Capital...