The constitution of markets : essays in political economy / Viktor J. Vanberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vanberg, Viktor.

Series:

Foundations of the market economy series.

Foundations of the market economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Economic policy.

Capitalism.

Post-communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the institutional dimension of markets and the rules and institutions that condition the operation of market economies.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Constitutionally constrained and safeguarded competition in markets and politics; Markets and regulation: the contrast between free-market liberalism and constitutional liberalism; The Freiburg school of law and economics: predecessor of constitutional economics; Hayek's legacy and the future of liberal thought: rational liberalism versus evolutionary agnosticism; Hayek's theory of rules and the modern state; John R.Commons: institutional evolution through purposeful selection; The market as a creative process (with James M.Buchanan)

A constitutional economics perspective on international tradeNotes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-197) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-73336-4

0-429-23196-2

1-280-31829-5

0-203-44341-1

0-203-27665-5

9780429231964

OCLC:

51977445