Joseph A. Schumpeter Libros

La posibilidad de que un cambio tecnológico sea causa suficiente para provocar una fluctuación cíclica es una de las tesis sobresalientes de este libro de Schumpeter. Sus teorías, representativas de las obras que giran en torno de los conceptos de inventos, innovaciones y cambios tecnológicos, sostienen el punto de vista de que en una situación estática, sin modificaciones en los métodos de producción y con una oferta de dinero estable, los ciclos económicos no existirían.

¿Es posible valorar imparcialmente la teoría de Marx? ¿Puede sobrevivir el capitalismo? ¿Puede funcionar el socialismo? Estamos ante el primero de los dos volúmenes de uno de los ensayos más influyentes del siglo XX, una obra de teoría social que trasciende las disciplinas particulares y cruza con total libertad los límites tradicionales de la economía, la historia, la ciencia política, la sociología, la filosofía y el derecho para ofrecernos uno de los análisis más precisos y perspicaces del capitalismo jamás escritos. La erudición, la neutralidad valorativa y la fina ironía permiten a Schumpeter trazar un cuadro en el que los ciclos económicos son la esencia del capitalismo, el fruto de la innovación y la destrucción creativa que reemplaza lo viejo y obsoleto por lo nuevo y eficiente, un proceso en el que juega un papel destacado la figura del empresario y que a largo plazo beneficia al conjunto de la sociedad. Sin embargo, el autor se aleja de todo dogma y atisba la viabilidad del socialismo democrático. La obra, que algún crítico describió como una aguda sátira en la estela de Jonathan Swift, continúa desconcertando hoy por igual a progresistas y conservadores dogmáticos, y es esencial para comprender los cambios económicos y políticos de las últimas décadas.

At the time of his death in 1950, Joseph Schumpeter was working on his monumantal History of Economic Analysis. Unprecedented in scope, the book was to provide a complete history of economic theory from Ancient Greece to the end of the second world war. A major contribution to the history of ideas as well as to economics, History of Economic Analysis rapidly gained a reputation as a unique and classic work. As well being an economist, Schumpeter was a gifted mathematician, historian, philosopher and psychologist and this is reflected in the multi-disciplinary nature of his great endeavour. Topics addressed include the techniques of economic analysis, contemporaneous developments in other sciences and the sociology of economics. This inclusiveness extends to the periods and individuals who figure in the book. As well as dealing with all of the major economists from Adam Smith to Maynard Keynes, the book considers the economic writings of Plato and Aristotle, of the Medieval Scholastics and of the major European economists. Throughout, Schumpeter perceived economics as a human science and this is reflected in a volume which is lucid and insightful throughout.

The book, originally published in 1952, is a seminal work that has been reissued with a contemporary introduction by Professor Mark Perlman. This introduction emphasizes the book's significance for students and situates it within its modern context, showcasing its enduring relevance and impact on current academic discussions.

Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) is one of the most fascinating and influential economists of the twentieth century, renowned for his brilliant and unorthodox insights into the nature of capitalism. His students include leading economists such as Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow and the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan. The Theory of Economic Development is one of Schumpeter's most important books and the one that made him famous. He poses a fundamental question: why does economic development proceed cyclically rather than evenly? Turning prevailing economic theory, which approached economics as equilibrium, on its head, Schumpeter argues it is because economics is constantly transformed by its own internal forces. These forces are the 'circular flow' of economic life; economic development, characterised by disruption and innovation; and finally, the levers that push and pull capitalism including credit, profit and interest. These are all manifested in the business cycle', one of Schumpeter's major contributions to understanding economics and now a perennial feature of virtually all economics and business curricula. He is also the first economist to place the entrepreneur at the heart of capitalism, anticipating subsequent fascination with entrepreneurship in popular business and management writing. Schumpeter also lays the groundwork for his subsequent, highly influential idea of the 'creative destruction' characteristic of radical and rapid economic change. The Theory of Economic Development remains a vital, magisterial account of economics and the nature of capitalism whose many insights remain highly relevant today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Richard Swedberg

Considered by many economists to be the finest analysis of capitalism ever written, Can Capitalism Survive? introduces Joseph A. Schumpeter's theory of "creative destruction," stating that in capitalist economies new innovations erode the position of established firms while also providing new and previously unforeseen avenues of economic growth. Today the effects of such advancements as Mp3s—replacing CDs, which in turn had replaced cassettes and vinyl records—have proven his ideas correct. Prophetically arguing that capitalist societies are also subject to "perennial gales" of destruction that wipe away fortunes, this great economist revealed the vast, often chaotic economic landscape of world capitalism. First published in Schumpeter's classic Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, here is an invaluable guide the global economy.

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written in the twentieth Century. Schumpeter's contention that the seeds of capitalism's decline were internal, and his equal and opposite hostility to centralist socialism have perplexed, engaged and infuriated readers since the book's first publication in 1943. By refusing to become an advocate for either position, Schumpeter was able both to make his own great and original contribution and to clear the way for a more balanced consideration of the most important social movements of his and our time.

Schumpeter's "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy" is a seminal work synthesizing nearly forty years of thought on socialism and its relationship with democracy. The book explores five central themes, offering a unique analysis while reflecting the author's extensive research and insights into these political and economic systems.

Exploring the dynamics of state expansion, this 1919 work by Joseph Schumpeter presents a compelling theory on how states evolve into empires, drawing parallels with historical events, including a critique of contemporary U.S. foreign policy through the lens of Imperial Rome. The second essay delves into class mobility and the political landscape within capitalist societies. Schumpeter, a notable classical liberal, offers significant insights that contribute to the understanding of political economy, making this book a vital addition to the field.