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Book SynopsisPhilosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), as an interdisciplinary endeavour, has surged in popularity in recent years. Work in this field usually draws on standard microeconomics to grapple with questions from political philosophy. But what might Austrian economics, which offers an alternative approach to economic theory, have to offer to this endeavour?
Featuring contributions by economists, philosophers, political scientists, and political theorists both friendly to and critical of Austrian ideas, this collection explores what, if anything, Austrian assumptions about human nature and the function of social institutions have to offer the broader field of PPE. The authors explore the relationship of F.A. Hayek’s thought to contemporary analysis of democracy, the importance of entrepreneurship for institutional analysis, the possibility and perils of self-governance, and whether Austrian ideas can better explain real-world institutional developments.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Is the Concept of “Spontaneous Order” Simply Libertarian Fairy Dust?;
James Johnson Chapter 2. Hayek and His Socialist Friends;
Peter J. Boettke Chapter 3. Is Socialism Atavistic?;
Joseph Heath Chapter 4. Despotic or Dynamic? Hayek on Democracy and Expertise;
Gianna Englert Chapter 5. Asymmetric Idealization and the Market Process;
Brian Kogelmann Chapter 6. Rothbard’s Account of the Axiom of Human Action: Neo-Aristotelian-Thomistic Defense;
Douglas B. Rasmussen Chapter 7. A PPE Approach to Adam Smith on Spectatorship and the Social Origins of Property Rights;
Michelle A. Schwarze Chapter 8. Policing Without Politics: Why Liberal Egalitarians Should Rethink the Role of the State in Criminal Justice;
Christopher Freiman Chapter 9. The Wealth and Poverty of Self-Governing Communities;
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia Murtazashvili Chapter 10. Constitutionalism, Liberalism, and Political Entrepreneurship;
Alexander William Salter Chapter 11. Institutional Entrepreneurship and Evolution: Making Sense of the American Judiciary;
A.K. Shauku
