Walter Eucken’s Contribution to Economics in an International Perspective

Abstract

Gives an overview of the reception of Eucken’s work abroad and the influences on the thinking of Eucken from outside the German language area. Further, points to the contribution of Eucken to monetary and capital theory and the theory of the centrally administered economy, the significance of the thinking of Eucken, for almost all questions on the agenda of modern economic policy is illustrated. This especially applies to the parts which are often marked as utopian, among which are his ideas in the area of (international) monetary policy.

Citation

Meijer, G. (1994), "Walter Eucken’s Contribution to Economics in an International Perspective", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 25-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443589410070752