Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
I. Wilhelm R pke as a Pragmatic Political Economist and Eclectic Social Philosopher: An Introduction.- II. Wilhelm R pke: New Biographical Insights.- 1. Between Two Continents: Wilhelm R pke's Years in Istanbul.- 2. Wilhelm R pke's Utopia and Swiss Reality: From Neoliberalism to Neoconservatism.- 3. The Making of the "Third way" Wilhelm R pke, Luigi Einaudi, and the Identity of Neoliberalism.- 4. Paleo- and Neoliberals: Ludwig von Mises and the "Ordo Interventionists".- III. Wilhelm R pke as a Political Economist: Between Keynes and the Austrians.- 5. The Moral Foundations of Society and Technological Progress of the Economy in the Workof Wilhelm R pke.- 6. Was Wilhelm R pke Really a Proto-Keynesian?.- 7. Wilhelm R pke's Report on the Brauns Commission: Advocating a Pragmatic Business Cycle Policy.- 8. The Secondary Depression: An Integral Part of Wilhelm R pke's Business Cycle Theory.- IV. Wilhelm R pke as a Social Philosopher: Between Conservatism and Liberalism.- IV. A) Wilhelm R pke and Conservatism.- 9. From Basel to Brooklyn: Liberal Cultural Pessimism in Jacob Burckhardt, Wilhelm R pke, and the American Neoconservatives.- 10. Wilhelm R pke: Why He Was a Conservative.- 11. Wilhelm R pke and American Conservatism.- 12. Cultural Pessimism and Liberal Regeneration? Wilhelm R pke as an Ideological In-between in German Social Philosophy.- IV. B) Wilhelm R pke and Liberalism.- 13. Wilhelm R pke on Liberalism, Culture, and Economic Development.- 14. Scepticism about Markets and Optimism about Culture.- 15. Democracy, Liberalism, and Moral Order in Wilhelm R pke: A Comparison with James M. Buchanan.- 16. The Relevance of Wilhelm R pke in a Post-Totalitarian World.
Synopsis
Provides a comprehensive treatment of Wilhelm R pke as a liberal political economist and conservative social philosopher
Offers new biographical insights into R pke's exile in Istanbul and Geneva
Elaborates on his multifaceted social philosophy
Synopsis
This volume provides a comprehensive account of Wilhelm R pke as a liberal political economist and social philosopher. Wilhelm R pke (1899-1966) was a key protagonist of transatlantic neoliberalism, a prominent public intellectual and a gifted international networker. As an original thinker, he always positioned himself at the interface between political economy and social philosophy, as well as between liberalism and conservatism. R pke's endeavors to combine these elements into a coherent whole, as well as his embeddedness in European and American intellectual networks of liberal and conservative thinkers, are a central theme throughout the book.
The volume includes papers by international experts from a conference in Geneva on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of R pke's passing. The first part focuses on new biographical insights into his exile years in Istanbul and Geneva, while the second part discusses his business cycle theory in the context of the Great Depression, and the third part elaborates on his multifaceted social philosophy.
Wilhelm R pke was among the most important thinkers within the classical liberal revival post-WWII, with intriguing tensions between liberalism and conservatism. A highly recommended volume.
-- Peter J. Boettke, 2016-2018 President of the Mont P lerin Society and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University
This important collection of papers provides an in-depth assessment of Wilhelm R pke's contributions, placing him in the context of his time. A fine contribution.
-- Bruce J. Caldwell, Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy and Research Professor of Economics, Duke University