Samuel Bostaph

Biographic Data

ID1214130
NAMESamuel Bostaph
GIVEN NAMESSamuel
FAMILY NAMEBostaph
SIGNATUREBOSTAPH S
AFFILIATIONSMcDaniel College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS9
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
H-INDEX2

  • Deepening the Irony ofUtopia: An Economic Perspective

    Samuel BostaphARTICLEHistory of Political Economy2010Cited by: 1References: 7

    Until recently, St. Thomas More's Utopia generally had been regarded as a serious work of social criticism and the expression of his social ideal, although there are widely differing views of More's specific intent in writing it. As many have argued, Utopia addresses a crucial politico/economic question: what is the best way of life? Historians of economic thought in particular have taken the work at face value and, with few exceptions, have give…

  • Friedrich von Wiesers's theory of socialism: A magnificent failure

    Open AccessSamuel BostaphARTICLEPolitická ekonomie2005References: 2

    This paper examines Friedrich von Wieser's theory of the socialist or communist planned economy. It identifies in Wieser's Law of Power (1926) the abiding interests that stimulated his attempt to use Carl Menger's theory of subjective value to present a theory of socialism, first in Natural Value (1889) and later in Social Economics (1914). It discusses his conception of a unit of marginal utility, or "natural value," as the basic unit of economi…

  • Market Socialism: The Current Debate

    Samuel Bostaph, Pranab Bardhan et al.ARTICLESouthern Economic Journal1995

    With the decline of command economies in Eastern Europe, China and elsewhere, the systemic issue of the feasability of combining the market mechanism with some form of public or collective ownership or control over the distribution of surplus has assumed topical importance. The essays in this book aim at advancing the old debate on this issue to a new analytical stage: questions of incentive compatability, agency problems, depoliticization of eco…

  • Response

    Samuel BostaphARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1989

    Other| November 01 1989 Response Samuel Bostaph Samuel Bostaph Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1989) 21 (4): 631–633. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-21-4-631 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Samuel Bostaph; Response. History of Political Economy 1 November 1989; 21 (4): 631–633. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-21-4-631 Download citation file: …

  • Jevons's “Antipodean Interlude: The Question of Early Influences, with a Rejoinder by Michael V. White and a Reply by Bostaph

    Samuel BostaphARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1989Cited by: 1References: 14

    Research Article| November 01 1989 Jevons's “Antipodean Interlude”: the Question of Early Influences, with a Rejoinder by Michael V. White and a Reply by Bostaph Samuel Bostaph Samuel Bostaph Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1989) 21 (4): 601–623. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-21-4-601 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon…

  • Jevons's Demand Curve

    Samuel Bostaph, Yeung-Nan Shieh et al.ARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1987Cited by: 4References: 11

    Research Article| March 01 1987 Jevons's Demand Curve Samuel Bostaph; Samuel Bostaph Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Yeung-Nan Shieh Yeung-Nan Shieh 1 Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1987) 19 (1): 107–126. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-19-1-107 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Samuel Bostaph, Yeun…

  • W. S. Jevons and Lardner's Railway economy

    Samuel Bostaph, Yeung-Nan Shieh et al.ARTICLEHistory of Political Economy1986Cited by: 3References: 14

    Research Article| March 01 1986 W. S. Jevons and Lardner's Railway economy Samuel Bostaph; Samuel Bostaph Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Yeung-Nan Shieh Yeung-Nan Shieh 1 Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (1986) 18 (1): 49–64. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-18-1-49 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Sam…

  • Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age

    Samuel BostaphREVIEWSouthern Economic Journal1985

    Thin Democracy: The Argument Against Liberalism 1. Thin Democracy: Politics as Zookeeping 2. The Preconceptual Frame: Newtonian Politics 3. The Epistemological Frame: Cartesian Politics 4. The Psychological Frame: Apolitical Man 5. Thin Democracy in the Twentieth Century: The Potential for Pathology Part II. Strong Democracy: The Argument for Citizenship 6. Strong Democracy: Politics as a Way of Living 7. A Conceptual Frame: Politics in the Parti…

  • The methodological debate between carl menger and the german historicists

    Open AccessSamuel BostaphARTICLEAtlantic Economic Journal1978