Dynamics of the mixed economy : toward a theory of interventionism / Sanford Ikeda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ikeda, Sanford, 1957-

Series:

Foundations of the market economy series.

Foundations of the market economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Social policy.

Mixed economy.

Austria--Economic policy--1945-.

Austria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dynamics of the Mixed Economy applies the insights of modern Austrian political economy to examine economic policy in mixed economies. It compares and contrasts standard approaches to the growth of the state (including public choice) with that of modern Austrian political economy; examines in detail the nature and operation of the interventionist process in the context of nationalization, regulation and the welfare state; analyzes conditions that produce instability under laissez-faire capitalism; argues that the interventionist process is a 'spontaneous order'; and offers several

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; THE CHALLENGE OF THE MIXED ECONOMY; THE MEANING OF INTERVENTIONISM; THE USE OF KNOWLEDGE IN GOVERNMENT AND CATALLAXY; TOWARD A THEORY OF INTERVENTIONISM I: THE FRAMEWORK; TOWARD A THEORY OF INTERVENTIONISM II: ROADS TO COLLECTIVISM; THE INSTABILITY OF THE MINIMAL STATE; IMPLICATIONS AND PATTERN PREDICTIONS; WHITHER THE MIXED ECONOMY?; Appendices; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-87868-0

1-280-33332-4

0-203-02168-1

9780203021682

OCLC:

560363631