Der »Donner der Weltgeschichte«, so Josef A. Schumpeter, sei nirgendwo so deutlich zu hören wie in der Finanzgeschichte. Das mag übertrieben sein, aber zweifellos stehen auch die öffentlichen Finanzen, heute immerhin 44 Prozent des deutschen Bruttoinlandsprodukts, im Zentrum sozialer und...

This open access handbook, Ten Crises systematically traces the economic history of China from 1949 to 2020, unravelling the complex domestic and global factors leading to the cyclical crises identified by WEN and his research team, and examining the corresponding counteracting policies and...

Architects of Austerity argues that the seeds of neoliberal politics were sown in the 1950s and 1960s. Suggesting that the postwar era was less socially democratic than we think, Aaron Major presents a comparative-historical analysis of economic policy in the United States, the United Kingdom,...

Years have passed since the world experienced one of the worst financial crises in history, and while countless experts have analyzed it, many central questions remain unanswered. Should money creation be considered a ‘public’ or ‘private’ activity—or both? What do we mean by, and want...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Power, Welfare, Incentives, Values -- PART I. Welfare: THE PROBLEM, AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION -- 2. The Evolution of the Administrative State -- 3. The Purposes and Functional Modes of the Administrative State -- 4....