Friedrich List (1789-1846)
A Visionary Economist with Social Responsibility
Authors: Wendler, Eugen
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- Presents the history of the international reception of his ideas
- Focuses on the actual importance of his thinking
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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.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Childhood and Youth
Pages 1-55
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On the Run
Pages 57-100
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Emigration to the United States of America
Pages 101-133
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An Advocate Without Money, Keen on Helping His Home Country
Pages 135-179
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National Economist and Visionary
Pages 181-230
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Friedrich List (1789-1846)
- Book Subtitle
- A Visionary Economist with Social Responsibility
- Authors
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- Eugen Wendler
- Series Title
- The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences
- Series Volume
- 16
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-54554-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-54554-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-54553-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-51481-8
- Series ISSN
- 1572-1744
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 278
- Number of Illustrations
- 27 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
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