New Insights into the Political History of Economic Liberalism in the Interwar Period

Edited by David Mayer Edited by Berthold Molden Contributions by Clara Mattei Contributions by Sveinn M. Jóhannesson Contributions by David Mayer Contributions by Berthold Molden Contributions by Richard Sturn Contributions by Lukas Starchl Contributions by Ludger Helms

Book cover: New Insights into the Political History of Economic Liberalism in the Interwar Period

Extent: 135 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2026)

ISBN: 9783847119951

6.1 x 9.13 inches

Price: $35.00

In stock


In recent years, the interwar period has emerged as a critical time in
the history of different strands of liberalism. In the aftermath of
World War I and the manifold upheavals at its end, most followers of
liberalism experienced the early 1920s as a moment of crisis and
challenge. In that context, the Austrian School of Economics (ASE)
emerged as one of the most important eff orts at re-constructing liberal
positions, both in terms of economic thinking and as a broader
intellectual-political current. This themed issue takes up the recent
wave of interest in the ASE’s history in Austria and beyond,
particularly for the interwar period, and assesses and enhances it with
unpublished findings covering such topics as the foundation of the
Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research, the socialist
calculation debate, the implementation of austerity policies in Iceland,
and the status and research potential of Ludwig Mises’ private
archives.

  • Edited by David Mayer
  • Edited by Berthold Molden
  • Contributions by Clara Mattei
  • Contributions by Sveinn M. Jóhannesson
  • Contributions by David Mayer
  • Contributions by Berthold Molden
  • Contributions by Richard Sturn
  • Contributions by Lukas Starchl
  • Contributions by Ludger Helms