Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational...

chapter Introduction -- part Part I From metropolitan reform to a theory of governance systems: The origins and main themes of the Bloomington research program -- chapter 1 Political economy, polycentricity and the metropolitan reform debate -- chapter 2 Crossing the great divide: The nature of...

Frontmatter -- THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL Series -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1. Theory -- 2. Money and Capital in Economic Development -- 3. The Theory of Economic Development and the "European Miracle'' -- II. Case Studies of Planning -- 4. The...