This book presents new findings on the biography of Friedrich List, one of the world’s most important and popular economists. Following List's tracks in Pennsylvania and discussing several new sources, the author, Eugen Wendler, focuses on List's life and exile in the United States between...

Forewords -- Preface -- Chapter I: Childhood and Youth -- Chapter II: On the Run -- Chapter III: Emigration to the United States of America -- Part IV: A Lawyer without Money, Keen on Helping his home Country -- Chapter V: National Economist and Visionary -- Chapter VI: Journeys to Neighboring...

Chapter 1. Biographical outline of List's life and work -- Chapter 2. The systematic positioning of List's economic theory -- Chapter 3. The distinction between List's economic theory and other economic systems -- Chapter 4. Friedrich List - Mastermind of the social market economy -- Chapter 5....