{"product_id":"9781509571758","title":"Teutocapitalism How German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTeutocapitalism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow German Thinkers Made the Modern Economy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilipp Robinson Rossner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economic History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Adam Smith's defence of the power of self-interest to modern liberal defences of free trade, we typically associate the intellectual basis of capitalism and markets with Anglo-American thinkers. In doing so we neglect a powerful alternative tradition of German origin: teutocapitalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this brilliant work of intellectual reconstruction, Philipp Robinson Rössner looks at some of the classic questions of economic theory – how do countries grow rich? why do some nations develop whilst others remain poor? how do markets work? – through this unfamiliar – but powerful – lens. He shows how the 'teutocapitalists', with their distinctive emphasis on the morally, culturally and historically embedded nature of economic institutions, the importance of broad measures of public happiness, and a more production-focussed and pragmatic approach to economic statecraft, formulated an enduringly valuable alternative to British, American and French perspectives on economics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRössner demonstrates how this tradition and its ideas represent a rich historical tool for deepening our contemporary economic understanding. No-one interested in economic history or modern debates about economic policy can afford to miss this highly original new book.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilipp Robinson Rössner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Manchester, UK. The first historian ever elected into the 'Young Academy' of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig (Saxon Academy of Sciences), he teaches mostly on Victorian Britain but has published widely on early modern Germany as well as Scottish economic history, and the intellectual history of capitalism in the longue durée.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509571758\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50462835671180,"sku":"9781509571758","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509571758","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}