Dieser Beitrag enthält drei Kurzartikel. Der erste behandelt die Wirtschaftspolitik, der zweite die Soziale Sicherung. Der dritte skizziert den Ansatz der Ökonomischen Ethik, ein Forschungsprogramm, das in jüngster Zeit auch unter der Bezeichnung "Ordonomik" vorangetrieben wird. Eingerahmt...

I subject some aspects of Roosevelt's "New Deal" to critical analysis, with particular attention to what is termed "liberal democracy". This analysis demonstrates the limits to reform, given the power of "vested interests" as articulated by Thorstein Veblen. While progressive economists and...

This paper surveys the context and contours of contemporary Post-Keynesian Institutionalism (PKI). It begins by reviewing recent criticism of conventional economics by prominent economists as well as examining, within the current context, important research that paved the way for PKI. It then...

This paper surveys the context and contours of contemporary Post-Keynesian Institutionalism (PKI). It begins by reviewing recent criticism of conventional economics by prominent economists as well as examining, within the current context, important research that paved the way for PKI. It then...

In 1481 when King John II ascended to the throne of Portugal, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. A quarter of a century later, Portugal all but ruled the world, economically and scientifically – at least. This article seeks to investigate the policy decisions of King John II and his successor,...

The growth surge produced by East Asian newly industrialised nations since 1970s has been a central theme of research and debate amongst many social scientists and policy makers. From an “institutionalist” perspective, the idea of “development state” was theorised to explain this “East...

Multiple Krisen und das veritable Risiko einer Stagflation erfordern (prozess-)politische Maßnahmen, wie eine Orchestrierung der Makropolitiken, eine finanzpolitische Investitionsoffensive und eine an Resilienz orientierte Außenwirtschaftspolitik. Wie lassen sich diese aktuell gebotenen...

This paper argues that history of economics has a fruitful, underappreciated role to play in the development of economics, especially when understood as a policy science. This goes against the grain of the last half century during which economics, which has undergone a formal revolution, has...

The award-winning opera singer asks, why can't the world mimic the stage? Her profession, begun 450 years ago by societies that valued culture and its influence on humanity, depicts women as strong, capable leaders who are applauded for being loud and audacious—and pays women equally or higher...

The newly born, one year old State of Southern Sudan faces multiple challenges, economic, administrative, ethnic and most of all, civil conflicts with its previous mother country, Sudan. Building a state is an arduous mission and building a nation comprised of many ethnicities is the most...