Dieser österreichisch-amerikanische Ökonom und Politikwissenschaftler wurde für sein Konzept der "kreativen Zerstörung" bekannt, das die ökonomische Gedankenwelt des 20. Jahrhunderts maßgeblich beeinflusste. Seine Arbeit befasste sich eingehend mit Innovationen und der Dynamik kapitalistischer Systeme und untersuchte die treibenden Kräfte hinter Wirtschaftswachstum und Transformation. Er war eine Schlüsselfigur bei der Gestaltung des modernen ökonomischen Diskurses. Seine Erkenntnisse hallen bis heute im Fachgebiet nach.
Exploring the concept of "creative destruction," Schumpeter delves into how capitalism evolves and transforms economies through innovation and competition. He examines the interplay between capitalism, socialism, and democracy, offering insights into their dynamics and implications for globalization. This classic work provides a foundational understanding of economic systems and their impact on society, making it essential reading for those interested in economic theory and political philosophy.
Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) is a pivotal figure in twentieth-century economics, celebrated for his unconventional insights into capitalism. His notable students include prominent economists like Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow, and Alan Greenspan. In one of his seminal works, Schumpeter addresses a critical question: why does economic development occur in cycles rather than steadily? He challenges the traditional equilibrium perspective, asserting that economics is perpetually reshaped by internal forces. These forces encompass the 'circular flow' of economic activity, the disruptions and innovations that characterize development, and the driving factors of capitalism, such as credit, profit, and interest. Schumpeter's exploration of these dynamics leads to his influential concept of the business cycle, which is now a staple in economics and business education. He was also the first to position the entrepreneur at the core of capitalism, foreshadowing the later emphasis on entrepreneurship in business literature. Additionally, he introduces the idea of 'creative destruction,' highlighting the radical changes inherent in economic evolution. This work remains a crucial and authoritative examination of economics and capitalism, with insights that continue to resonate today. The Routledge Classics edition features a new Introduction by Richard Swedberg.
„Kann der Kapitalismus weiterleben? Nein, meines Erachtens nicht.“ Schumpeters Beschäftigung mit dem Sozialismus hat nicht zuletzt angesichts des schier unaufhaltsamen Aufstiegs Chinas nichts an Aktualität eingebüßt. Er wagt die Auseinandersetzung mit großen gesellschaftspolitischen Fragen im Sinne einer histoire raisonnée als Schlüssel zum Verständnis geschichtlicher Prozesse. Die 10. Auflage enthält erstmals auch Teil V des Werks, in dem Schumpeter Gemeinsamkeiten, vor allem aber Unterschiede zwischen sozialistischen Strömungen und Parteien in Europa, Russland und den USA herausarbeitet und den Aufstieg der Sowjetunion kritisch erörtert. Eine Einführung in Schumpeters Thesen und deren Verortung in der zeitgenössischen und aktuellen Diskussion sowie eine Auswahlbibliografie erleichtern den Zugang zu diesem Standardwerk. Dieser Klassiker der Gesellschaftswissenschaften liegt in der 10. Auflage nunmehr erstmals vollständig übersetzt vor.
Schumpeter's "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy" is a seminal work synthesizing nearly forty years of thought on socialism and its relationship with democracy. The book explores five central themes, offering a unique analysis while reflecting the author's extensive research and insights into these political and economic systems.
Considered by many economists to be the finest analysis of capitalism ever written, Can Capitalism Survive? introduces Joseph A. Schumpeter's theory of "creative destruction," stating that in capitalist economies new innovations erode the position of established firms while also providing new and previously unforeseen avenues of economic growth. Today the effects of such advancements as Mp3s—replacing CDs, which in turn had replaced cassettes and vinyl records—have proven his ideas correct. Prophetically arguing that capitalist societies are also subject to "perennial gales" of destruction that wipe away fortunes, this great economist revealed the vast, often chaotic economic landscape of world capitalism. First published in Schumpeter's classic Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, here is an invaluable guide the global economy.
Joseph Schumpeters 'Geschichte der ökonomischen Analyse' gilt als Meilenstein einer dogmenhistorischen Aufarbeitung wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Denkens. Schumpeters Studie reicht von den Anfängen ökonomischer Analyse im antiken Wirtschaftsdenken bis hin zur modernen keynesianischen Makroökonomik. Neben dem einzigartigen enzyklopädischen Charakter der dogmenhistorischen Ausführungen basiert die analytische Bedeutung dieses Werks auf wissenschaftsphilosophischen Ausführungen, die die Diskussion zur Entwicklung der Wirtschaftstheorie methodologisch anreichern und dazu beitragen, sie in ihrem historisch-politischen Kontext einzubetten. Die Neuausgabe dieser lange vergriffenen deutschen Ausgabe wird erweitert um eine wirkungsgeschichtliche Einführung von Alexander Ebner.
On the Nature of Money„ is a work that was discovered in the estate of Joseph A. Schumpeter, dating from 1929. It complements and systematizes his early theoretical thoughts on the nature of money. In this volume Schumpeter discusses the phenomenon of money and its broad historical, political, institutional and sociological ramifications, in which, according to Schumpeter, money must be seen as one element in the overall social process. Thus, money is both an object of economic theory and a subject of sociological scrutiny. This unfinished study is incomplete in parts and is published here in a new edition. It rounds off the complete works of Schumpeter, which includes his extensive works on “Economic Cycles„ and “The History of Economic Analysis.""
Joseph Alois Schumpeter v oblasti společenských a humanitních věd trvale patří mezi nejvýznamnější a nevlivnější autory dvacátého století. Jeho myšlení i práce zásadně ovlivnily další vývoj v poznávání souvztažností ekonomie, politiky i společnosti jako celku. Jeho nejznámější práce Kapitalismus, socialismus a demokracie je pozoruhodnou analýzou souvztažností kapitalismu a socialismu, která neotřelým a již řadu desítiletí akceptovaným způsobem identifikuje jejich problematická místa. Jedná se o jednu z klíčových prací společenských věd dvacátého století.
At the time of his death in 1950, Joseph Schumpeter was working on his monumantal History of Economic Analysis. Unprecedented in scope, the book was to provide a complete history of economic theory from Ancient Greece to the end of the second world war. A major contribution to the history of ideas as well as to economics, History of Economic Analysis rapidly gained a reputation as a unique and classic work. As well being an economist, Schumpeter was a gifted mathematician, historian, philosopher and psychologist and this is reflected in the multi-disciplinary nature of his great endeavour. Topics addressed include the techniques of economic analysis, contemporaneous developments in other sciences and the sociology of economics. This inclusiveness extends to the periods and individuals who figure in the book. As well as dealing with all of the major economists from Adam Smith to Maynard Keynes, the book considers the economic writings of Plato and Aristotle, of the Medieval Scholastics and of the major European economists. Throughout, Schumpeter perceived economics as a human science and this is reflected in a volume which is lucid and insightful throughout.
