1st Edition

Schumpeter’s General Theory of Capitalism

By Tristan Velardo Copyright 2025
144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Joseph A. Schumpeter made multiple contributions to economic science and beyond. Drawing on this wide range of writings, this book argues that Schumpeter provided a theoretical account of capitalism as a total phenomenon. It methodically reconstructs the “general theory” of capitalism present in Schumpeter's work and shows its consistency and limits. The book identifies three key dimensions of... Read more

Introduction

1.    From statics to dynamics

2.    Capitalism as an economic form

3.   Capitalism as an institutional order

4.  Capitalism as a civilisation

5.  Cycles as parts of the economic, institutional and cultural history of capitalism

Conclusion

 

Biography

Tristan Velardo is a researcher in economics at the Centre Émile Durkheim (Bordeaux, France) and a teacher at the Institut d'études politiques in Bordeaux. His research focuses on the history of economic thought and economic philosophy.