Overview
- Discusses Samuel Pufendorf's contributions to the emergence of economics as a social science
- Examines Pufendorf’s influence on other authors of the Enlightenment, such as Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Spinoza
- Analyzes Pufendorf’s anticipations of elements of modern economic theory and impact on the history of economic thought
Part of the book series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences (EHES, volume 23)
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Table of contents(10 chapters)
About this book
Written by participants in the 34th Heilbronn Symposion in Economics and the Social Sciences, the contributions to this volume give an overview of Pufendorf’s influence on other authors of the Enlightenment, such as Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, as well as addressing the theoretical implications of his extensive writings. Further chapters place a special focus on Pufendorf’s discussion of economic matters, such as property rights theory, price theory, taxation, and preferences and decision-making. The book concludes with analyzing Pufendorf’s influence on Adam Smith, his anticipations of elements of modern economic theory, and his impact on the history of economic thought. Providing a fresh look at one of the foundational scholars of social science, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of the history of economic thought, political economy, economic history, and political philosophy.
Editors and Affiliations
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Emeritus Professor of Krupp Chair in Public Finance and Fiscal Sociology, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
Jürgen G. Backhaus
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Former Director, Department of Economic Research, Austrian Chamber of Labour, Vienna, Austria
Günther Chaloupek
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Department of Economics, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Hans A. Frambach
About the editors
Günther Chaloupek is former director of the economic research department of the Austrian Chamber of Labour and co-editor of European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. He has a Dr. jur from University of Vienna (Austria) and MA in economics from University of Kansas (US).
Hans Frambach is Professor of Microeconomics and the History of Economic Thought at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, University of Wuppertal, Germany. He is co-editor of European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Samuel Pufendorf and the Emergence of Economics as a Social Science
Editors: Jürgen G. Backhaus, Günther Chaloupek, Hans A. Frambach
Series Title: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49791-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49790-3Published: 22 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49793-4Published: 22 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49791-0Published: 21 November 2020
Series ISSN: 1572-1744
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5892
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 212
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Political Philosophy, Economic History, Political Economy/Economic Systems