A History of Modern Greek Economic Thought

Tracing the evolution of economic ideas in the context of the economic history and economic policy issues in Greece, this book examines the history of modern Greek economic thought from the War of Independence from Ottoman rule in 1821 until the present.

Autorentext

Michalis Psalidopoulos is Chief Consultant at the Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity of the American College of Greece and Professor Emeritus for the History of Economics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Inhalt

Introduction

1 Before 1821

2 French Ideas and German Cameralism (1821-62)

3 The Age of French Economic Liberalism (1862-97)

4 The Age of the German Historical School (1897-1944)

5 Economics Takes Off: The Institutionalization of Economics (1920-71)

6 The (Subtle) Anglo-Saxonization of Greek Economics (1944-71)

7 The Internationalization of Greek Economics after 1971

Concluding Summary