The 1997 Symposium of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation, which gave rise to this book, took place in the United States, on the East Coast between New Y C)rk and New Haven, more precisely in Stamford (Conn.). The original choice had been a place close to Yale University, where Egon Sohmen taught economics from 1958 to 1960, subsequent to his period at MIT. But the hotel in New Haven was closed down by a new owner-to pass through a process of creative destruction. Change of ownership-on a large scale and as a transition from public to private hands-had been the topic of the preceding Egon- Sohmen-Symposium (in Budapest in 1996) published under the head- ing: Privatization at the End of the Century (Springer-Verlag, 1997). Yet mere change of ownership, some of us at the Foundation felt in subsequent months, was too narrow a focus to properly deal with the movement under consideration: a transition of ownership together with a general move towards a competitive market system charac- terized by global openness, uncertainty, decentralized risk-bearing, and the increasing importance of information and innovation.
| ISBN: | 9783642722127 |
| Publication date: | 28th January 2012 |
| Author: | Herbert Giersch |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 279 pages |
| Series: | Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation |
| Genres: |
International economics Philosophy |
The 1997 Symposium of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation, which gave rise to this book, took place in the United States, on the East Coast between New Y C)rk and New Haven, more precisely in Stamford (Conn.). The original choice had been a place close to Yale University, where Egon Sohmen taught economics from 1958 to 1960, subsequent to his period at MIT. But the hotel in New Haven was closed down by a new owner-to pass through a process of creative destruction. Change of ownership-on a large scale and as a transition from public to private hands-had been the topic of the preceding Egon- Sohmen-Symposium (in Budapest in 1996) published under the head- ing: Privatization at the End of the Century (Springer-Verlag, 1997). Yet mere change of ownership, some of us at the Foundation felt in subsequent months, was too narrow a focus to properly deal with the movement under consideration: a transition of ownership together with a general move towards a competitive market system charac- terized by global openness, uncertainty, decentralized risk-bearing, and the increasing importance of information and innovation.
Merits and Limits of Markets features in the following genres: International economics, Philosophy
Merits and Limits of Markets is available in Paperback, Hardback
Merits and Limits of Markets was written by Herbert Giersch and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Merits and Limits of Markets has 279 pages
Yes it is part of Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation series