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An investigation into the theoretical foundations of ordoliberal thought and its historical and theoretical contexts.

List of contents

Dedication / Acknowledgments / 1. The Strong State and the Free Economy: German Ordoliberalism, Political Theology and European Democracy / 2. Free Economy as Political Practice. / 3. Democracy and Freedom: On Authoritarian Liberalism / 4. Economic Constitution and Social Order: On the Freedom of Complete Competition / 5. Social Policy: From the Class Society to the Enterprise Society / 6. European and the Idea of Subsidiarity: On the Elements of Ordoliberalism / 7. European Monetary Union: Economic Constitution and Ordnungspolitik / 8. Authoritarian Liberalism and the Euro: On the Political Theology of the Executive State / Bibliography / Index

About the author

Werner Bonefeld lectures in Politics at the University of York. Research interests include political economy, Marxist social theory, and European Integration. He has been on the editorial board of Capital & Class and is on the editorial board of Common Sense. He is also on the Advisory Board of Historical Materialism. He has published in a number of journals, including Capital & Class, Common Sense, and Review of Radical Political Economy. His work has been translated into many languages, including German, Greek, Spanish, Italian and French.

Summary

An investigation into the theoretical foundations of ordoliberal thought and its historical and theoretical contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Mr. Werner Bonefeld, Prof Werner Bonefeld, Prof. Werner Bonefeld, Werner Bonefeld
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781783486274
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-627-4
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Germany, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies