Introduction / Yuichi Shionoya -- 1. Rational reconstruction of the German Historical School: an overview / Yuichi Shionoya -- 2. Adam Muller's 'Agronomische Briefe' / Tetsushi Harada -- 3. A lecture notebook of Wilhelm Roscher with special reference to his published works / Yukihiro Ikeda -- 4. Karl Knies's conception of political economy: the logical status of Analogie and Sitte / Jun Kobayashi -- 5. Lujo Brentano on the compulsory insurance system for workers in Germany / Sachio Kaku -- 6. Anonymous history in Austrian economic thought: from Carl Menger and Anton Menger to Friedrich von Wieser / Kiichiro Yagi -- 7. Gustav von Schmoller and Werner Sombart: a contrast in the historico-ethical method and social policy / Shin'ichi Tamura
Summary
With the increasing acceptance of evolutionary and institutional thinking among economists, general interest in the German Historical School has risen steadily during the last decade. This book traces the development and transformation of the School, covering its leading figures such as Adam Muller, Wilhelm Roscher, Karl Knies and Lujo Brentano
