Economists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of
“Lord of the Manor”. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can …

This paper compares and contrasts two visions of political economy. These visions aren't
antagonistic, just different. The mixed economy vision associated with Ludwig von Mises …

Providing an account of the development of economic thought, this book explores the extent
to which economic ideas are rooted in moral values. Adopting an approach rooted in …

This paper examines the views of Adam Smith, Allyn Young and Amartya Sen on the role of
the state. Smith has been widely interpreted as advocating non-interference in economic …

This thesis develops and applies an institutional governance approach to the economic
problem of entrepreneurial discovery of market opportunities. In doing so it expands …

This article stems from Jim Dorn's invitation to encapsulate my recent book, Politics as a
Peculiar Business: Insights from a Theory of Entangled Political Econtomy (Wagner 2016) …

Why should we read a book printed 240 years ago? The book is old. Our circumstances and
institutions are different. Its examples are dated. Its policies are irrelevant today. Its economic …

Analyses hackerspaces as an empirical example of an innovation commons (Allen & Potts,
2016). Hackerspaces are where hackers engage in non-price coordination of …

Abstract This paper engages Adam Smith's reflections concerning the moral and economic
dimensions of business–society relations in the context of the Multinational Corporation …

Adam Smith's analysis of banking is often studied as part of the history of banking in
Scotland, of free banking, or of the Real Bill doctrine debate1—topics that are not part of …