ABSTRACT

This book argues, against the dominant orthodoxy in the history of economic thought, for the originality of Carl Menger's contribution to the development of the Austrian school of economics. Situating the evolution of Menger's thought in the tradition of classical political economy, the author documents the emergence of a Mengerian logic and its contribution to the formation of a distinctly Austrian tradition of economics.
In its bold elucidation of the shaping of a tradition in economic thought, Tradition and Innovation in Austrian Economics provides a fresh and challenging perspective on the Austrian school which will be of interest to researchers in Austrian economics and the history of economic thought.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

part I|28 pages

The originality and foundations of Menger's logic

part II|39 pages

The progressive neglect of Menger's originality

part III|53 pages

Menger's legacy

chapter 7|7 pages

The limits of Austrian praxeology

Rothbard's line of thought

chapter 8|12 pages

The theory of entrepreneurship

Kirzner's line of thought

chapter 9|14 pages

The extension of subjectivism to expectations

Lachmann's line of thought

part IV|30 pages

Which way forward?

chapter 10|11 pages

Beyond theoretical nihilism

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion

A plea for an opening up to institutionalist logic