Joseph A. Schumpeter Livres

Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) compte parmi ces rares auteurs dont la notoriété, déjà considérable de leur vivant, ne cesse de croître après leur disparition. Sa théorie de l'évolution économique, écrite à l'âge de vingt-huit ans, est l'expression complète de la vision théorique qui devait animer toute son œuvre scientifique. Prenant appui sur la théorie de l'équilibre général, Schumpeter, ce " génial hérétique du néo-marginalisme ", a su dépasser l'analyse statique walrasienne pour fonder une véritable dynamique dont les principes actifs sont l'entrepreneur et le profit, le banquier et l'intérêt, forces vives au service de la mise en œuvre de l'innovation. Avec sa théorie de l'évolution, Schumpeter peut être considéré comme le premier théoricien qui ait découvert scientifiquement les rouages essentiels de la dynamique capitaliste, et c'est là son immortel titre de gloire dans l'histoire de l'analyse économique.

Si l'héritage de Schumpeter repose aujourd'hui exclusivement sur le rôle de l'innovation et de l'entrepreneur, sa contribution à l'analyse monétaire demeure plutôt méconnue. Il a pourtant consacré une part non négligeable de sa carrière à la rédaction d'un traité sur la monnaie, demeuré inachevé, mais ayant fait l'objet d'une publication posthume partielle en allemand, en 1970, sous le titre Das Wesen des Geldes. Grâce à la traduction française proposée ici dans une version complète, nous découvrons un aspect négligé de sa pensée : la monnaie comme hypothèse institutionnelle minimale à poser pour comprendre le fonctionnement d'une économie en perpétuel changement.

Si l'héritage de Schumpeter repose aujourd'hui exclusivement sur le rôle de l'innovation et de l'entrepreneur, sa contribution à l'analyse monétaire demeure plutôt méconnue. Il a pourtant consacré une part non négligeable de sa carrière à la rédaction d'un traité sur la monnaie, demeuré inachevé, mais ayant fait l'objet d'une publication posthume partielle en allemand, en 1970, sous le titre Das Wesen des Geldes. Grâce à la traduction française proposée ici dans une version complète, nous découvrons un aspect négligé de sa pensée : la monnaie comme hypothèse institutionnelle minimale à poser pour comprendre le fonctionnement d'une économie en perpétuel changement.

Ce livre propose une lecture de deux textes peu connus de Schumpeter qui sont Le tableau d'ensemble de l'économie et Développement, traduits par Claude Jaeger. Ils sont précédés d'une introduction du même auteur intitulée "Les repentir de J. Schumpeter : Le développement en tant que fait social total."

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.

In this definitive third and final edition (1950) of his masterwork, Joseph A. Schumpeter introduced the world to the concept of “creative destruction,” which forever altered how global economics is approached and perceived. Now featuring a new introduction by Schumpeter biographer Thomas K. McCraw, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is essential read­ing for anyone who seeks to understand where the world economy is headed.

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.