Friedrich List (1789-1846)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Childhood and Youth

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 1-55

3. On the Run

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 57-100

4. Emigration to the United States of America

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 101-133

5. An Advocate Without Money, Keen on Helping His Home Country

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 135-179

6. National Economist and Visionary

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 181-230

7. Journeys to Neighboring Countries

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 231-251

8. The Tragic End

   • Eugen Wendler

   Pages 253-269

9. Back Matter

   Pages 271-278

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Friedrich List (1789-1846) was a prophet of social market economy, national economy and  the infant-industry theory. In this comprehensive biography the international influence and reception of List’s theories is presented together with his extraordinary vita.  List was a notable early advocate of economic integration of the many separate states of 19th century Germany. His basic theory is that of productive resources and the need to protect infant industries until they have matured enough to stand alone. He is recognized as a visionary economist with social responsibility and as an influential railway pioneer. He was a liberal and a democrat who promoted an extended representative democracy, including respect for human rights and civil liberties, to accompany industrial development.  His highly influential main work “The National System of Political Economy” has been translated into many languages. Eugen Wendler, the renowned author and List expert, not only builds upon his many years of research, but also discusses several new sources. This richly illustrated book is as informative as it is well written.

• Economic History
• Historic Economists
• Infant-Industry Theory
• Schools of Economic Thought
• Social Market Economy

• Hochschule Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany

  Eugen Wendler

Eugen Wendler, economist and historian; Dr.rer.pol at Tuebingen University; Dr.phil. at Konstanz University. Prof. em. at the Economic Faculty of the ESB Business School at Reutlingen-University; founder and director of the Friedrich-List-Institute for historical and current economic studies until 2012. Prize for homecountry research of Baden-Württemberg, Bundesverdienstkreuz und Verdienstmedaille of the town of Reutlingen.

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