LEADER 04523cam a2200469 i 4500001 99126838999106421 005 20230407163517.0 008 220425t20232023enk b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2022019572 020 9781032162409 |qhardcover 020 1032162406 |qhardcover 020 9781032162454 |qpaperback 020 1032162457 |qpaperback 020 |z9781003247715 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1313444122 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dYDX 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 HB119.A2 |bF55 2023 082 00 330.0973 |223/eng/20220429 100 1 Filip, Birsen, |eauthor. 245 14 The early history of economics in the United States : |bthe influence of the German Historical School of Economics on teaching and theory / |cBirsen Filip. 264 1 Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY : |bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |c2023. 264 4 |c©2023 300 ix, 258 pages ; |c25 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Routledge studies in the history of economics 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "Since the latter half of the 20th century, the economics departments of American universities were internationally renowned for providing competitive and advanced levels of education. However, from the 1870s up until the beginning of WWI, German universities held international supremacy when it came to the quality of teaching, the enrollment of foreign students, and scholarly publications. This book examines the role of the German Historical School of Economics (GHSE) in the development of the discipline of economics in the US during this period. The chapters explain that, prior to the influence of the GHSE, political economy was in a dismal state in the US, both as a profession and an academic discipline. As a result, many Americans elected to go to Germany in pursuit of an advanced education in political economy, having been inspired by the unmatched international reputations of theorists of the GHSE. After they returned home, these German-trained Americans challenged the dominant status of classical orthodoxy and revolutionized the discipline of economics in the US by importing the ideas, methods and approaches of the GHSE. In doing so, they established the first dedicated political economy departments, graduate programs, and chairs at American universities and colleges. Although the precise magnitude and value of the influence of the GHSE is impossible to quantify, there is no doubt that Americans are deeply indebted to this school of thought for its contributions to the early development of the discipline of economics in the US. The chapters also examine what has been lost since: the current mainstream in economics has eliminated many of the features that were once so important to the discipline that it has effectively limited contemporary economics to a small fraction of the complex organism defined by the German Historical School. This situation has facilitated the poverty of the leading economic school of thought, as well as the discipline of economics in general. This book represents a significant contribution to the literature on the history of economic thought and economic education in the US. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of economics, political science, sociology, and the philosophy of economics. Birsen Filip holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and master's degrees in economics and philosophy. She has published numerous articles and chapters on a range of topics, including political philosophy, geo-politics, and the history of economic thought, with a focus on the Austrian School of Economics and the German Historical School of Economics"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Economics |zUnited States |xHistory. 650 7 Economics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00902116 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |iOnline version:Filip, Birsen. |tEarly history of economics in the United States |dNew York : Routledge, 2023 |z9781003247715 |w(DLC) 2022019573 830 0 Routledge studies in the history of economics 903 25 910 |cG0601mon |d3110-07 |gYBP |h588866 914 (OCoLC)on1313444122 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20230407 |eprocessed |f1313444122 980 17916756 |i160.00 |j131.20 |n40031558455 982 |cf |q32101118504842