The Hand Behind the Invisible Hand : Dogmatic and Pragmatic Views on Free Markets and the State of Economic Theory

Karl Mittermaier ; foreword by Isabella Mittermaier

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND Made famous by the Enlightenment thinker Adam Smith, the concept of an 'invisible hand' might be taken to imply that a government that governs least governs the best, from the viewpoint of society. Here an invisible hand appears to represent unfettered market forces. Drawing from this much-contested notion, Mittermaier indicates why such a view represents only one side of the story and distinguishes between what he calls pragmatic and dogmatic free marketeers. Published posthumously, with new contributions by Daniel Klein, Rod O'Donnell and Christopher Torr, this book outlines Mittermaier's main thesis and his relevance for ongoing debates within economics, politics, sociology and philosophy

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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	Mittermaier, Karl
Other Persons:	Mittermaier, Isabella (preface)
Publisher:	Bristol : Bristol University Press
Subject:	Marktwirtschaft \| Market economy \| Wirtschaftsliberalismus \| Economic liberalism \| Ökonomische Ideengeschichte \| History of economic thought \| Liberalismus \| Gewerbefreiheit \| Wirtschaftssystem
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [degruyterbrill.com]

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (x, 268 Seiten)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Front Matter Contents Notes on Contributors Foreword Mittermaier's Modern Message The Hand Behind the Invisible Hand Karl Mittermaier's Pursuit of Classical Liberal Coherence Karl Mittermaier, a Philosopher-Economist with a Penetrating Intellect and Twinkling Eye Index In English
ISBN:	978-1-5292-1579-3 ; 978-1-5292-0910-5 ; 978-1-5292-0909-9
Other identifiers:	10.56687/9781529215793 [DOI] 10.56687/9781529215793?locatt=mode:legacy [DOI]
Classification:	Marktwirtschaft
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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