Von der ältesten Produktions- und Wirtschaftsweise, der des Jagens und Sammelns, bis zum gegenwärtigen Industrie- und Finanzkapitalismus ging es den Menschen darum, durch Aktivitäten an Güter und Dienstleistungen zu gelangen, die „zum Leben“ benötigt werden. Die Menschen kreieren...

The influence of political developments on the evolution of economic thought is the main theme behind this book. As the authors reveal throughout the book, history has shown many times that political events can trigger the formulation of new economic conceptions that in turn influence the future...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Economy of Ancient Greece and the Beginning of Economic Thought -- Chapter 3. The Economy in the Middle Ages -- Chapter 4. Reflections of the Economy in Scholastic Thought -- Chapter 5. The Age of Mercantilism -- Chapter 6. Physiocracy -- Chapter 7. The...

We use the two-sector specific factors model, which is known from the theory of international trade, in a growth context to describe major trends of long-run economic development. The endogenous technical progress functions establish the link between the agricultural and the manufacturing sector...