Schumpeters General Theory of Capitalism

Joseph A. Schumpeter made multiple contributions to economic science and beyond. Drawing on this wide range of writings, this book argues that Schumpeter provided a theoretical account of capitalism as a total phenomenon.

Autorentext

Tristan Velardo is a researcher in economics at the Centre Émile Durkheim (Bordeaux, France) and a teacher at the Institut d'études politiques in Bordeaux. His research focuses on the history of economic thought and economic philosophy.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. From Statics to Dynamics 2. Capitalism as an Economic Method 3. Capitalism as an Institutional Order 4. Capitalism as a Civilization 5. The Cycles as portions of the economic, institutional, and civilizational history of capitalism Conclusion: Is Schumpeter Inconsistent?