The attempt to reduce the role of the state in the market through tax cuts, decreases in social spending, deregulation, and privatization—""neoliberalism""—took root in the United States under Ronald Reagan and in Britain under Margaret Thatcher. But why did neoliberal policies gain such...

Part I. Setting the stage -- Chapter 1. Introduction and motivation / Eelke de Jong -- Chapter 2. National culture in the three types of market economies / Eelke de Jong and Annemiek Schilpzand -- Part II. Economic ideas -- Chapter 3. The morality of the market process and the normative...

Das Buch der Stunde: Wie kämpfen wir gegen die Auswüchse des Kapitalismus? Seit dem Crash von 2008 ist es nicht gelungen, den Kapitalismus wirksam zu reformieren. Ganz im Gegenteil, er droht vollends aus dem Ruder zu laufen: Die Finanzindustrie schreibt sich ihre eigenen Regeln; die grossen...

"All human beings develop a certain view on the world, and individuals belonging to the same national cultures are likely to develop very similar views with one another. In this same manner, academic economists and policymakers are consistently exposed to the same view on the preferred way of...