Die deutsche Volkswirtschaftslehre wird immer stärker durch die Anwendung mathematischer Methoden bestimmt. Ist damit eine Abkehr von der traditionellen Ordnungspolitik verbunden? Welche Folgen ergeben sich für die Politikberatung?

Modern economics has, at its foundation, scholarly contributions from many prominent Scottish thinkers. This revealing work examines the roots of this great tradition, places in perspective a selection of authors, and assesses their contribution over three centuries in the light of a distinctive...

This article - designed to give readers unfamiliar with public choice a historical overview and flavor for the kinds of problems considered - is divided into three main sections, "historical origins," the "modern founders of MPE," and a brief description of some "current issues" studied by...