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Friedrich List (1789-1846)

A Visionary Economist with Social Responsibility

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Eugen Wendler

    1. Hochschule Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany

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  • Modern biography of Friedrich List
  • Presents the history of the international reception of his ideas
  • Focuses on the actual importance of his thinking

Part of the book series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences (EHES, volume 16)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  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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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hochschule Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany

    Eugen Wendler

About the author

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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