"This little book was written to accomplish something big: economic literacy. It is intentionally kept very short to be inviting rather than intimidating, as economics books typically are. If I managed to meet this bar, you, the reader, will gain life-changing understanding of how the economy...

The object world of the social sciences is complex, historical and self-reflexive. It generates nonlinear effects, it is unique, and it is able to understand the theories developed about it and respond to them intentionally. Recognizing the emergent, historically contingent and self-organizing...

Volkswirtschafts-Crashkurs für jedermann. Von Marx bis von Hayek, von Sozialismus bis Liberalismus - eine Auswahl der wichtigsten ökonomischen Köpfe und Theorien, kurz und prägnant vorgestellt. Wer schon immer wissen wollte, worin sich Keynes und Friedman unterscheiden, ob Marx und von Hayek...

Introduction / Robert Skidelsky and Nan Craig -- part 1. Economics and power: basic models of the relationship. Power and economics / Steven Lukes and Jonathan Hearn -- Economics as superstructure / Norbert Häring and Lucas Zeise -- Economics as science / Nancy CArtwright and John Bryan Davis...

John Rawls' politischer Liberalismus -- James Buchanans konstitutionelle Ökonomik -- Mancur Olsons Logik kollektiven Handelns -- Gary S. Beckers ökonomischer Imperialismus -- Karl Poppers kritischer Rationalismus -- Ronald Coase' Transaktionskosten-Ansatz -- Oliver Williamsons...