Article(print)#11988
The intellectual and political impact of the Austrian school of economics
In: History of European ideas, Volume 9, Issue 1988
ISSN: 0191-6599
Summarises the main distinguishing theoretical notions of the Austrian school of economics. Speculates on the question of how it was linked to other currents of thought in Austria around the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Discusses the reasons for the unique longevity and for the social cohesion of the school, and how it disseminated its ideas and was a major influence on 'western' thought. Asks why the school held itself aloof from economic policy while at the same time influencing it. (JLN)
