Comments on: The Freiburg Boys http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Club Troppo » Five Neoliberalisms http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-439174 Club Troppo » Five Neoliberalisms Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:38:14 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-439174 [...] founded at Freiburg University in the 1930s by Walter Eucken. Freiburg School economists had a major influence on West German economic policy in the immediate post war [...] [...] founded at Freiburg University in the 1930s by Walter Eucken. Freiburg School economists had a major influence on West German economic policy in the immediate post war [...]

]]> By: polly bush http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-221553 polly bush Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:16:27 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-221553 Greetings Don, and Happy NY. Apologies for posting here - Was trying to find your email address but no luck - so was wondering if you could drop me a line? (old work email address is still current). Be good to be in touch plus I have a work related question I reckon you would know the answer to. Hope you are well, best-est-est regards, pb. Greetings Don, and Happy NY. Apologies for posting here – Was trying to find your email address but no luck – so was wondering if you could drop me a line? (old work email address is still current). Be good to be in touch plus I have a work related question I reckon you would know the answer to. Hope you are well, best-est-est regards, pb.

]]> By: Andrew Norton http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-202630 Andrew Norton Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:32:21 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-202630 Don - I think it depends more on what I mean by 'virtually'. The Mises crowd are a fringe group. Don – I think it depends more on what I mean by ‘virtually’. The Mises crowd are a fringe group.

]]> By: Ed http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-202249 Ed Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:11:46 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-202249 What about the UAE? Specifically Dubai. Would it be a 'Wirtschaftswunder' type scenario? i.e. free market capitalism at it's best. What about the UAE? Specifically Dubai. Would it be a ‘Wirtschaftswunder’ type scenario? i.e. free market capitalism at it’s best.

]]> By: Don Arthur http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-202050 Don Arthur Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:03:37 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-202050 Andrew - Is it really true that "opposition to democratic institutions is virtually non-existent among liberal intellectuals"? The argument hinges on what you mean by 'liberal.' If the people who write for the <a href="http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/Mises?hl=en&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&q=democracy" rel="nofollow">Mises Foundation</a> count as classical liberals then the answer is no. Opposition to democratic institutions is alive and well. Andrew – Is it really true that “opposition to democratic institutions is virtually non-existent among liberal intellectuals”?

The argument hinges on what you mean by ‘liberal.’ If the people who write for the Mises Foundation count as classical liberals then the answer is no. Opposition to democratic institutions is alive and well.

]]> By: Andrew Norton http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-201910 Andrew Norton Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:05:36 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/11/16/the-freiburg-boys/#comment-201910 Freedom has often survived without democracy or with limited democracy. Universal suffrage with fair elections is a 20th century development in most places; institutions of freedom long pre-date it. Almost all left-liberals want further restraint on democracy through bills of rights, and some right-liberals also favour further constraints, but opposition to democratic institutions is virtually non-existent among liberal intellectuals, whatever Hayek might have said in the past. His books aren't sacred texts. Freedom has often survived without democracy or with limited democracy. Universal suffrage with fair elections is a 20th century development in most places; institutions of freedom long pre-date it. Almost all left-liberals want further restraint on democracy through bills of rights, and some right-liberals also favour further constraints, but opposition to democratic institutions is virtually non-existent among liberal intellectuals, whatever Hayek might have said in the past. His books aren’t sacred texts.

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