ABSTRACT

This book explores the thought of the three ‘founding’ members of the Austrian School of economics: Carl Menger, Friedrich von Wieser, and Eugen Böhm-Bawerk, considering the overlapping and specialization of their work on money, value, and capital. Offering an incisive overview of the work of three important, but often-neglected figures, the author sheds fresh light on the transition from Adam Smith’s economics and the thought of the German School, to modern economic theory, considering also the influence of the Austrian School on the work of Max Weber. As such, it will appeal to scholars with interests in the history of ideas, economic theory, political economy, and social theory.

chapter 1|12 pages

The Early Austrian School of Economics

An Introduction

chapter 2|29 pages

Menger and Money

Carl Menger

chapter 3|26 pages

Von Wieser and Value

Friedrich von Wieser

chapter 4|30 pages

Böhm-Bawerk and Capital

Eugen Böhm-Bawerk

chapter 5|6 pages

Conclusion