Principles of Political Economy - A Classic Work of Economic Theory and Social Philosophy

Wilhelm Roscher

ISBN 10: 1604596864 / ISBN 13: 9781604596861

Published by SMK Books, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Political Economy - A Classic Work of Economic Theory and Social Philosophy
• Publisher: SMK Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604596864
• ISBN 13: 9781604596861
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 281 grams

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Synopsis

Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher was a German economist from Hanover. He studied at Göttingen, where he became a member of Corps Hannovera, and Berlin, and obtained a professorship at Göttingen in 1844 and subsequently at Leipzig in 1848. The main origins of the historical school of political economy may be traced to Roscher. Roscher tried to establish the laws of economic development by using the historical method from investigation of histories legal, political, cultural and other aspects, and developed a cyclical theory where nations and their economies pass though youth, manhood and senile decay.

About the Author

Wilhelm Roscher (1817-1894) was a German economist and historian widely regarded as one of the founders of the German Historical School of economics. Rejecting purely abstract economic theory, Roscher argued that economic systems must be studied within their historical, cultural, and social contexts, helping transform political economy into a broader historical and social discipline.A professor at the University of Leipzig for much of his career, Roscher produced influential works on economics, history, agriculture, commerce, and social development. His emphasis upon historical method, institutional evolution, and the relationship between economics and civilisation shaped generations of economists, historians, and social theorists throughout Europe.