The paper questions the appropriateness of using an “institutionalist†label regarding the analysis of Michail Tugan-Baranovsky's (1865-1919) theoretical legacy. It is argued that Tugan-Baranovsky''s views cannot be considered either the Russian type of Institutionalism or the national...

This paper defines constructivist liberalism as based on the belief that disadvantageous initial conditions for a natural commencing of an unfettered market order can be overcome through new institutional arrangements, initiated and nurtured by the highest political authority, usually the state....

The paper questions the appropriateness of using an “institutionalist” label regarding the analysis of Michail Tugan-Baranovsky's (1865-1919) theoretical legacy. It is argued that Tugan-Baranovsky''s views cannot be considered either the Russian type of Institutionalism or the national...