Economics as ideology : Keynes, Laski, Hayek, and the creation of contemporary politics / / Kenneth R. Hoover

• Autore: Hoover Kenneth R. <1940->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.15
• Soggetto topico: Economics - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Of Identity, Ideas, and Ideologies; 1.1 From Ideas to Ideologies: Of Contestation and Resolution; 1.2 Identity Relations: A Developmental Perspective; 2 The Prewar World: Seeds of Struggle; 2.1 Keynes: The Prodigy of Political Economy; 2.2 Laski: Of Families and Rebellion; 2.3 Hayek: The Patrimony of a Botanist; 3 World War I: Unresolved Conflicts; 3.1 Keynes: Communal Experiments and Dystopian Realities; 3.2 Laski: The Radical in the Establishment; 3.3 Hayek: Of Government Lies and Economic Truths ; 4 The Twenties: The Government and the Market in Combat4.1 Keynes: Of Gold, Unemployment, and the Liberal Way; 4.2 Laski: The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of the Radical; 4.3 Hayek: Monetarism and Taming of Governments; 5 The Thirties: Duel of Allegiances; 5.1 Keynes: Arenas of Confrontation; 5.2 Laski: The Moderate Militant; 5.3 Hayek: The Foundations of Dissent; 6 World War II: Destruction and Deliverance; 6.1 Keynes: Saving England; 6.2 Laski: World War and Class War; 6.3 Hayek: Rejoinder to Revolution; 7 The Postwar World: Denouement; 7.1 Keynes: Creating the Postwar World ; 7.2 Laski: Victory and Defeat7.3 Hayek: Departure and Renewal; 8 The Second Half Century: From Ideas to Ideologies; 8.1 Keynes: The Fall and Rise of the Center; 8.2 Laski: The Legacy of Class Power; 8.3 Hayek: Redeeming Capitalism; 9 Developmental Turning Points and the Formation of Ideologies; 9.1 Keynes: Mentality and Sentimentality; 9.2 Laski: Rebellion Writ Large; 9.3 Hayek: Decontesting the Market; 10 The Oppositional Bind of Ideology; 10.1 Laski: Misunderstanding the Economy; 10.2 Hayek: Governance Diminished; 10.3 Keynes: Of Rationality and Policy Making ; 11 Ideology, Identity, and Contemporary Politics11.1 Laski: The Rise and Fall of Class Consciousness; 11.2 Keynes: Probabilities and Progress; 11.3 Hayek: Withdrawal and Regeneration; 11.4 Identity, the Government, and the Market; 11.5 Politics and Developmental Freedom; Notes; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Economics as Ideology explores the lives and thought of three powerful theorists who shaped the foundations of the center, left, and right of the political spectrum in the 20th century. Noted scholar Kenneth R. Hoover examines how each thinker developed their ideas, looks at why and how their views evolved into ideologies, and draws connections between these ideologies and our contemporary political situation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Economics as ideology
• ISBN: 0-7425-3112-0; 0-585-47890-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819435903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II