Abstract

The comprehension of German political economy in the 19th century has been influenced by the so called Sonderweg thesis, which emphasises German “exceptionalism”. This interpretation points to the presence of an alleged derogatory influence of the Historical School, intertwined with an advocacy of statism and economic nationalism. Here, we show that the literature has questioned this sort of interpretation and collaborate to this renewed perspective. We examine definitions of political economy presented in German textbooks during the 19th century, to consubstantiate the claim that there was a coexistence of perspectives in German political economy, rather than a unanimous “exceptional” approach.

摘要

对 19 世纪德国政治经济学的理解受到了所谓的Sonderweg论点的影响，该论点强调德国的“例外论”。这种解释表明存在所谓的历史学派贬损影响，与对国家主义和经济民族主义的倡导交织在一起。在这里，我们表明文献对这种解释提出了质疑，并与这种新的观点合作。我们研究了 19 世纪德国教科书中对政治经济学的定义，以证实德国政治经济学中存在观点并存的主张，而不是一致的“例外”方法。