Political Economy of Friedrich List

Eugen Wendler, economist and historian; Dr.rer.pol at Tuebingen University; Dr.phil. at Konstanz University. Prof. em. at the Economic Faculty of the ESB Business School at Reutlingen-University; founder and director of the Friedrich-List-Institute for historical and current economic studies until 2012. Prize for home country research of Baden-Württemberg, Bundesverdienstkreuz und Verdienstmedaille of the town of Reutlingen.

“Wendeler begins this book with an excellent and concise biography. … This is a book worth reading for a wide category of people, not necessarily academics.” (Stefano Solari, History of Economic Thought and Policy, Issue 2, 2023)

• Chapter 1. Biographical outline of List's life and work.- Chapter 2. The systematic positioning of List's economic theory.- Chapter 3. The distinction between List's economic theory and other economic systems.- Chapter 4. Friedrich List - Mastermind of the social market economy.- Chapter 5. Ethical roots of List's economic theory.- Chapter 6. Plea to mix different ethnic groups.- Chapter 7. The morning star of civil liberty.- Chapter 8. Friedrich List's understanding of democracy.- Chapter 9. War and Peace.- Chapter 10. Friedrich List's opinion on slavery.- Chapter 11. The petition to the Federal Assembly - a German "Place of Remembrance".- Chapter 12. The labour and exchange value theory as well as the money theory of Friedrich List.- Chapter 13. Friedrich List - An economist with vision.- Chapter 14. Opinion about Russia, especially about its ambition for power and its expansionist policy.- Chapter 15. The transformation of Friedrich List's theory of state and economy to Georgia - a model experiment.- Chapter 16. Friedrich List and European Integration.- Chapter 17. How would Friedrich List comment on Brexit?.- Chapter 18. For the emancipation of Jews and against anti-Semitism.- Chapter 19. Broad development policy guidelines.- Chapter 20. Current and future core problems of the world economy.- Chapter 21. Epilogue.