Mainstream Austrian theory asserts the existence of no limits to the power of markets and
important limits to the operation of the public sector and the effectiveness of democracy …

It seems apparent that everyone loves democracy in Europe: heads of states, politicians,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), business, and obviously the people. Who does not …

The recent events in Eastern Europe have dramatically renewed the interest of scholars in
analyzing the effects and possibilities of what have optimistically been called “democratic …

Putting economics at the center of the debate, especially when that economics is a simplistic
one that most people understand the way it is taught in universities (mainstream …

ÔThis is a well-structured book on a complex question that has been relevant for centuries
leading up to the actual crisis in the EU and the international financial markets. The book …

Engaging with articles published in this journal by Wolfgang Merkel, Wolfgang Streeck and
Colin Crouch, the present article seeks to elaborate on the relation between capitalism and …

The paper interrogates the argument put forward by Acemoglu and Robinson or North et al.
that capitalism and democracy are supportive to each other. It analyzes the development of …

Engaging with articles published in this journal by Wolfgang Merkel, Wolfgang Streeck and
Colin Crouch, the present article seeks to elaborate on the relation between capitalism and …

In his history of the ancient world, Rostovtzeff [1926], pp. 316f. describes the decline of
classical Greek Democracy in this striking passage:" Thus capitalism and individualism …

As many have done before, Gabel applies Easton's (1965) distinction of diffuse (affective)
and specific (utilitarian) public support for political objects. Where affective support is low …