The Moral Foundations of Civil Society

by Wilhelm Röpke

Book Overview

Wilhelm Roepke may have been the soundest economist of the twentieth century. He understood the limitations as well as the strengths of his discipline. Economists are often tempted to take the easy way out, by denying reality to aspects of human existence and reducing them to arbitrary and subjective tastes and preferences. Roepke never does this, and this is his strength. He realizes that all of these are legitimate aspects of human experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560008520
• ISBN13: 9781560008521
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"