Rethinking capitalist development: essays on the economics of Josef Steindl

This collection honours the work of the eminent economist Josef Steindl. Steindl's work is illuminated through a critical appraisal of its central constructs with a focus on its relevance to current economic conditions. This collection charts the thinking of one of the leading economic theorists of the twentieth century.

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Reproduction and transformation in the theory of the market: observations on Josef Steindl's theory of capitalist dynamics; 2 Steindl's analysis of firm growth and the tendency toward industry concentration; 3 An application of Steindl's theory of concentration to the US meat packing industry, 1865-1988; 4 Steindl's theory of maturity and stagnation and its relevance today; 5 On industry concentration and the transition to monopoly capitalism: a knife-edge model of "Steindlian" dynamics

6 Steindl on growth and cycles7 Methodology and industrial maturity in Steindl's capitalism; 8 Market-limited growth and twentieth-century economic history: rethinking economic stagnation in the American case; 9 Monopoly capitalism and stagnation; 10 Trend and cycle; Index