History of Economic Thought (Economic Doctrines)

  1. The German Historical School
    1. Methodological Foundations
      1. Rejection of Universal Economic Laws
        1. Historical and Inductive Methods
          1. Stages Theory of Economic Development
            1. Critique of Classical Abstractions
            2. Older Historical School
              1. Wilhelm Roscher
                1. Historical Method in Economics
                  1. Stages of Economic Development
                  2. Bruno Hildebrand
                    1. Natural vs Money vs Credit Economy
                    2. Karl Knies
                      1. Historical Relativity of Economic Laws
                    3. Younger Historical School
                      1. Gustav von Schmoller
                        1. Methodenstreit with Carl Menger
                          1. Empirical Economic Research
                            1. Social Policy Advocacy
                            2. Lujo Brentano
                              1. Labor Economics
                                1. Trade Union Theory
                                2. Georg Friedrich Knapp
                                  1. State Theory of Money
                                3. Friedrich List
                                  1. National System of Political Economy
                                    1. Infant Industry Argument
                                      1. Stages of Economic Development
                                        1. Critique of Cosmopolitan Economics
                                        2. Influence and Legacy
                                          1. Impact on Economic Policy
                                            1. Influence on Institutionalism
                                              1. Methodological Contributions

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