Wilhelm Roscher in the German Democratic Republic: on the history of the reception of a German national economist

Abstract

Considers the question of how the works of Roscher were regarded in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Although Roscher′s works were neither received nor accepted in the GDR, nevertheless, people there did occupy themselves with his ideas. Deals with three questions: what was the result of this occupation with Roscher′s ideas? What was the basisof it? What were the characteristics relevant to history of the treatment Roscher received in the GDR?

Citation

Krause, G. (1995), "Wilhelm Roscher in the German Democratic Republic: on the history of the reception of a German national economist", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 22 No. 3/4/5, pp. 134-148. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003978