Dunja Larise
In the intellectual circles of Vienna’s First Republic, Helene Bauer emerges as a prominent Marxist economist and social scientist. She becomes one of the first female economists to challenge the founding figures of neoliberalism, Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek. She critiques Otto Neurath for the flaws in his vision of a moneyless economy, confronts Ottmar Spann—Austria’s foremost philosopher and ideologue of the fascist corporatist state—and is among the earliest voices warning that the Great Depression could fuel the rise of fascism.
Helene Bauer spent her final years in exile in the United States, her contributions largely forgotten in Austria’s Second Republic. Yet, a century later, her incisive analyses of the crises of her time remain strikingly relevant, offering profound insights into the challenges of today.
Biographical Note
Dunja Larise, Ph.D. (1972), is an independent scholar based in Vienna. She has been a Max Weber Fellow at the EUI, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sciences Po, a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, a EURIAS Fellow at CEU, and a Lecturer at the University of Vienna.
Readership
This book is particularly relevant to academic institutions, libraries, scholars, historians, social science students, and the general public interested in 20th-century political theory.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 Helene Bauer: Life and Thought
1 Preface: The Remarkable Life of Helene Bauer
2 Turbulent History of First Austrian Republic and Austrian Social Democracy
3 Helene Bauer and Austrian School of Economics – On Methodology and Bias in Economics
1 The Problem of Attribution of Value in the Marginal Utility Theory
2 Against Ludwig Mises’ Scientific Apologetics of Privilege
4 Socialisation Project
1 Socialisation in Theory
2 Socialisation in Practice
5 Money, Economy and Otto Neurath
6 Imperialism
7 Crisis in World Economy
1 On the Crisis in World Economy and Fascism
2 On Fascist Economy
8 Marriage, Emancipation and Social Class
Part 2 Writings of Helene Bauer
9 Bourgeoise and Socialist Economic Theory 1926
10 Bankruptcy of Marginal Utility Theory 1924
11 Wealth Levy and Socialisation 1919
12 The Harmony of Interests 1923
13 Mr. Ottmar Spann’s Tablecloth Set Yourself 1922
14 Imperialism 1927
15 Accumulation, Credit, Imperialism 1927
16 Economic Upswing and Fascism 1936
17 Marriage and Social Stratification 1927
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
