Boettke, Peter J.

Why perestroika failed : the politics and economics of socialist transformation by Peter J Boettke ( Book )
11 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 376 libraries worldwide
Gorbachev's reforms brought high hopes in the West and empty shelves in the East. Why Perestroika Failed argues that successful reform is only possible on the basis of a sound understanding of market and political processes. Using an Austrian market process approach to analyse the economics of the Soviet system, and a public choice one to sound understanding of market and political address the political dimension, Boettke argues that Gorbachev's reforms were always destined to fail. In part perestroika failed because it was never really implemented. But nonetheless, even if all the major proposals and decrees had been scrupulously adhered to, they would not have produced the structural changes necessary to revive the former Soviet economy. Knowing why perestroika failed is crucially important as the former Soviet republics and East and Central Europe try and chart a new course.

Handbook on contemporary Austrian economics ( Book )
3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 375 libraries worldwide
The Austrian school of economics was founded in 1871 with the publication of Carl Menger's Principles of Economics. In his book, Menger argued that economic analysis is universally applicable and that the appropriate unit of analysis is man and his choices. These choices, he wrote, are determined by individual subjective preferences and the margin on which decisions are made. The logic of choice, he believed, is the essential building block to the development of a universally valid economic theory. The home of the field moved first to Britain and then on to the US and at present, a diverse mix.

The role of government in the history of economic thought ( Book )
8 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 332 libraries worldwide

Calculation and coordination essays on socialism and transitional political economy by Peter J Boettke ( Book )
10 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 291 libraries worldwide
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The political economy of Soviet socialism : the formative years, 1918-1928 by Peter J Boettke ( Book )
7 editions published in 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 280 libraries worldwide

The Collapse of development planning ( Book )
4 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 276 libraries worldwide

The Elgar companion to Austrian economics ( Book )
11 editions published between 1994 and 1998 in English and held by 252 libraries worldwide

Challenging institutional analysis and development : the Bloomington school by Paul Dragoș Aligică ( Book )
5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 195 libraries worldwide
This important volume presents a systematic analysis of the Bloomington Institutional and Development (IAD) Research Program that developed a unique and extremely successful combination of interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical approaches for the study of social sciences.

The market process : essays in contemporary Austrian economics ( Book )
5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 195 libraries worldwide

The economic way of thinking by Paul T Heyne ( Book )
12 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 120 libraries worldwide
The text is designed primarily for a one semester survey course in general economics. It has also been successfully used in M.B.A. economics courses and in Master's courses in economic education. The Economic Way of Thinking develops the basic principles of micro- and macroeconomic analysis, and employs them as tools rather than ends unto themselves. This text introduces students to a method of reasoning; to think like an economist. It teaches students through example and application. It even teaches by showing students how not to think, by exposing them to the errors implicit in much popular reasoning about economic events.