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This book, the second of two volumes, explores the impact of Jesús Huerta de Soto and his role in the modern revival of the Austrian School of Economics. Through chapters discussing philosophy and political economy, the nature of capitalism and the foundations of economics are examined in relation to Austrian economics. These ideas and the work of Huerta de Soto are also contextualized within the broader history of economic thought to provide insight into their influence and development.
This book highlights and builds upon the intellectual legacy of Jesús Huerta de Soto through its contribution to the Austrian School of Economics. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in Austrian economics, philosophy, and political economy.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- 2. The Catholic Religion and the Ethics of Capitalism.- 3. A Theory of Deregulation.- 4. Liberal nationalism and secession.- 5. The non-aggression principle is only a first approximation to libertarianism.- 6. The methodological writing of Jesús Huerta de Soto.- 7. The achievements of the free market.- 8. The impact of Prof. Huerta de Soto on the Austrian School and liberalism in Spain in the past 30 years.- 9. Huerta de Soto and the State.- 10. Economic calculation, legal contracts of free banking, and entrepreneurial efficiency: a comprehensive understanding of Professor Jesús Huerta de Soto's contributions.- 11. Carl-Ludwig von Haller on Private Law Society. Ultra-Reactionary as Libertarian.- 12. The moral and religious dimensions of Jesús Huerta de Soto.- 13. Arbitration and the Theory of the Impossibility of Socialism.- 14. Individualism and Ortega y Gasset.- 15. Classical liberalism vs. Anarchocapitalism.- 16. The Case Against Socialists of All Parties.- 17. TheAustrian school in Madrid- the years ahead.- 18. Neoclassicists and socialism.- 19. A defense of anarchism against republicanism.- 20. A review of Huerta de Soto's socialism.- 21. Puviani on the liberalism of Adam Smith.- 22. Size matters: The Place of Jesús Huerta de Soto in the Austrian Tradition of Economic Treatises.- 23. Intergenerational Solidarity, Welfare and Human Ecology in the Social Doctrine of the Church.- 24. Ethics and the Economic Thought of Jesús Huerta de Soto.- 25. The Ideal of a Just Society: The Transformation of "Distributive" Justice into 'Distributional' Justice.
About the author
David Howden is Professor of Economics at Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus.
Philipp Bagus is Professor of Economics at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
