Nature and Scope of Rugina's Social Economics

Abstract

Anghel Rugina has written extensively on several topics of interest to social economists. Many of his ideas seem to have been influenced by his education and experiences first in Romania and then in Germany, where he did post‐doctoral work with Walter Eucken. In 1950 he emigrated to the United States where he taught at three different universities. His published works reveal a fascination for, but not an entirely sympathetic or uncritical view of, the writings of Walras, Marx and Keynes (among others). Eucken was a source of inspiration for him and it was probably during Rugina's association with Eucken at the University of Freibrug i.Br. during 1944–1948 that what Rugina later called “a new research programme” was conceived.

Citation

Thanawala, K. (1987), "Nature and Scope of Rugina's Social Economics", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 14 No. 3/4/5, pp. 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014049