The Visionary Realism of German Economics: From the Thirty Years' War to the Cold War

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The Visionary Realism of German Economics forms a collection of Erik S. Reinert's essays bringing the more realistic German economic tradition into focus as an alternative to Anglo-Saxon neoclassical mainstream economics. 'Almost but not quite alone, Erik Reinert has for decades tended the flame of an economics based on history and the urban, industrial, developmental state. These essays assemble his prodigious scholarship on the German tradition, a labor of love and dedication with enduring relevance, especially in today's Europe, dominated by a Germany alienated from centuries of her own ideas.' - James K. Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations, LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin, USA, and Author of The End of Normal: The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth 'Erik Reinert's 20 essays on three centuries of German economics are a remarkable work of scholarship by an outside observer. They highlight the focus on the role of the state and on development as well as the less abstract methodology and the interdisciplinary tradition as distinguishing characteristics. The book is strongly recommended to every reader longing for an economics which is not only rigorous but also relevant for solving the problems of the real world.' - Harald Hagemann, Professor of Economic Theory, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Erik S. Reinert is Professor of Technology Governance and Development Strategies at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, and also Chairman of the Other Canon Foundation in Norway. He holds a BA from Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland, an MBA from Harvard University, and a PhD in economics from Cornell University. For almost 20 years he ran a manufacturing company producing in three European countries. This background brought Reinert close to economics as a "science of practice" (Erfahrungswissenschaft). Lecturing in five languages, Reinert's work has taken him to more than 65 different countries. His book How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor, published in more than 20 languages, was shortlisted by the World Economics Association in 2016 for inclusion among the 10 most important economics books of the last 100 years.

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