Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), as an interdisciplinary endeavour, has surged in popularity in recent years. Work in this field usually draws on standard microeconomics to grapple with questions from political philosophy. But what might Austrian economics, which offers an alternative...

Here, leading economists explore whether Austrian economics is still relevant today. Starting with Peter Boettke's lead essay, "What is Wrong with Austrian Economics?", chapters include an array of perspectives responding to this question, ranging from economics, to intellectual history, to...

The modern school of Austrian economics took shape in the 1970s, and reflects the social science questions of its time. Is it still relevant today, considering that the theories that drive contemporary social science have evolved dramatically over the past few decades? While Austrian concerns...

This book brings together emerging and established scholars to explore the insights that can be gleaned from applying Austrian economics to a range of different topics and a variety of related disciplines, from history to politics to public policy.

1 -- Introduction -- 2. Tocqueville’s “New Political Science” as a Correction of The Federalist -- 3. “The Monetary Link": Tocqueville on the Second Bank of the US and Liberal Political Economy -- 4. Tocqueville on the Mixed Blessing of Liberal Learning: Higher Education as Subversive...