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Arthur Spiethoff and the German Historical School of Economics "Continuities and Discontinuities"

Arthur Spiethoff and the German Historical School of Economics "Continuities and Discontinuities"

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  • ISBN:9781032148755
  • Editorial: Routledge
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Arthur Spiethoff (1873-1957), an economist of the German Historical School of Economics, is best known for his theory of the business cycle. Despite Spiethoff calling for a unified reading of his work, his epistemological thinking has received less attention. This book addresses that gap by analysing Spiethoffs theory of the business cycle in the light of his epistemological views. Putting Spiethoffs work in context, the book also investigates the most significant features of the evolution of the 'research programme' of the German Historical School of Economics, with particular reference to the relationships between Schmoller, Sombart, Weber and Spiethoff. In addition, Spiethoffs work is compared with some of the scientific orientations of the current debates: on the epistemological side, the book examines the relationship between Spiethoffs views and some contemporary thinking on scientific realism, as well as methodological pluralism in social sciences. And, more broadly, it emphasises the analytical relevance of the historical approach in explaining the economic imbalances of contemporary capitalism, questioning the idea, widespread in the neoclassical approach, that taking historical specificities into account makes it hard to achieve a theoretically effective attitude. This book is a significant addition to the literature on the German Historical School of Economics and the history of economic thought, business cycle theory and macroeconomics more broadly.

Introduction to the volume 1. Schmoller and the historical approach: research programme and unsolved problems of a 'classic' of economics. 2. Schmoller: from naturalism to historical specificity in the analysis of socio-economic systems 3. A Century of German Debates on Crises: 1821 - 1925 4. Epistemological vision and analysis of the cycle: pure economics, ideal-typical models and historical-concrete explanations. 5. Explanations and causality in cycle theory. 6. Conclusions: the German Historical School of Economics and the search for a new paradigm.

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