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Der Neoliberalismus ist in aller Munde. Gerne wird ihm alles Krisenhafte in der globalen Ökonomie angelastet, jüngst auch die neue Instabilität der westlichen Demokratien. Zu Recht?

Im Mittelpunkt der Studie stehen vier neoliberale Ökonomen der ersten Stunde: Walter Eucken, Friedrich August von Hayek, Ludwig von Mises und Wilhelm Röpke. Ihre Ordnungsentwürfe von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft enthalten unterschiedliche Rollen für den Staat. Diese Staatsverständnisse werden in drei Vergleichen zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt und um ihr jeweiliges Gravitationszentrum strukturiert. Jeder Vergleich besteht aus zwei Ebenen: Zunächst werden abstrakte Leitbilder für die Rolle des Staates herausgearbeitet, anschließend werden diese mit vier Feldern der konkreten Wirtschaftspolitik verknüpft. Dieser Zugang soll die vier Neoliberalen entmystifizieren und es den gegenwärtigen Krisendiskursen ermöglichen, von ihren Ideen zu profitieren.

Das Buch richtet sich an Dozenten und Studierende der Volkswirtschaftslehre, der Politikwissenschaft, der politischen Philosophie und der Wirtschaftssoziologie sowie an jeden Bürger, der inmitten der neuen Fragilität des Westens nach polit-ökonomischen Denkimpulsen sucht.

Der Neoliberalismus ist in aller Munde. Gerne wird ihm alles Krisenhafte in der globalen Ökonomie angelastet, jüngst auch die neue Instabilität der westlichen Demokratien. Zu Recht?

Im Mittelpunkt der Studie stehen vier neoliberale Ökonomen der ersten Stunde: Walter Eucken, Friedrich August von Hayek, Ludwig von Mises und Wilhelm Röpke. Ihre Ordnungsentwürfe von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft enthalten unterschiedliche Rollen für den Staat. Diese Staatsverständnisse werden in drei Vergleichen zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt und um ihr jeweiliges Gravitationszentrum strukturiert. Jeder Vergleich besteht aus zwei Ebenen: Zunächst werden abstrakte Leitbilder für die Rolle des Staates herausgearbeitet, anschließend werden diese mit vier Feldern der konkreten Wirtschaftspolitik verknüpft. Dieser Zugang soll die vier Neoliberalen entmystifizieren und es den gegenwärtigen Krisendiskursen ermöglichen, von ihren Ideen zu profitieren.

Das Buch richtet sich an Dozenten und Studierende der Volkswirtschaftslehre, der Politikwissenschaft, der politischen Philosophie und der Wirtschaftssoziologie sowie an jeden Bürger, der inmitten der neuen Fragilität des Westens nach polit-ökonomischen Denkimpulsen sucht.

Populism has taken root almost everywhere in the West. It is crucial to understand how it has come about, where its antagonistic worldview, its nativism, its illiberalism and its anti-pluralism will take us, and how we should seek to fend off this threat to liberal democracy. In particular, what could liberal answers look like? This book is a collection of essays written by young and senior scholars in various fields from philosophy to economics. Part I explores populism’s nature and causes, shedding light on the lure of sovereignty, the perceived representation gap and the process of radicalization, and human psychology. Part II is dedicated to observations inside the political arena, pitting liberalism and populism in a historical perspective, analyzing the risk of democratic backsliding, and asking how liberals should navigate the political need to make compromises. In Part III, the focus turns to liberal responses such as rules-based public deliberation, a liberal ethics attending to civic virtues, improved representation through the blockchain, and polycentric migration policies. Part IV, finally, houses critical engagements with influential relevant authors such as Foucault, Laclau, Berlin, and Harrington. Liberal Responses to Populism is a rich and thought-provoking read for scholars and students in political economy, political science, and political philosophy.

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Wilhelm Röpke as a liberal political economist and social philosopher. Wilhelm Röpke (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. Röpke’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 Röpke’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 Röpke 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 Pèlerin Society and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University This important collection of papers provides an in-depth assessment of Wilhelm Röpke’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

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Wilhelm Röpke as a liberal political economist and social philosopher. Wilhelm Röpke (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. Röpke’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 Röpke’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 Röpke 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 Pèlerin Society and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University 

This important collection of papers provides an in-depth assessment of Wilhelm Röpke’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

This volume provides a comprehensive account of Wilhelm Röpke as a liberal political economist and social philosopher. Wilhelm Röpke (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. Röpke’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 Röpke’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 Röpke 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 Pèlerin Society and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University This important collection of papers provides an in-depth assessment of Wilhelm Röpke’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