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Boettke is the author of several books on the history, collapse and transition from socialism in the former Soviet Union --- The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism: The Formative Years, 1918-1928 (Kluwer, 1990); Why Perestroika Failed: The Economics and Politics of Socialism Transformation (Routledge, 1993); and Calculation and Coordination: Essays on Socialism and Transitional Political Economy (Routledge, 2001). He is also now the co-author, along with David Prychitko, of the classic principles of economics texts of Paul Heyne's The Economic Way of Thinking (10th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002). Boettke has also edited the following volumes, Socialism and the Market: The Socialist Calculation Debate Revisited, 9 volumes (Routledge, 2000); The Legacy of F. A. Hayek: Politics, Philosophy, Economics, 3 volumes (Elgar, 1999), The Market Process, 2 volumes (Elgar, 1998), Market Process: Essays in Contemporary Austrian Economics (Elgar, 1994), The Collapse of Development Planning (New York University Press, 1994), and The Elgar Companion to Austrian Economics (Elgar, 1994). In 1998, Boettke assumed
the editorship of the Review
of Austrian Economics (Kluwer Academic Publishers). The
Review of Austrian Economics was founded by late Murray
Rothbard in mid-1980s to promote research and the further development
of the Austrian School of Economics. Prior to assuming that editorship,
Boettke was the editor of Advances in Austrian Economics.
Since the mid-1990s, Boettke has also been the Director of the Advanced
Summer Seminar in Austrian Economics, a post he took over from Israel
Kirzner. Boettke is a former President of the Society
for the Development of Austrian Economics. In addition to his scholarly
activities, Boettke is a dedicated teacher and Boettke's commitment to interdiscplinary research in the social sciences is reflected in his organization and directing of a weekly Workshop in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Recent speakers have included Jon Elster, Duncan Folely, Andrei Shleifer, Deirdre McCloskey, Vernon Smith, Richard Swedberg and Sylvia Nasar among others. Research scholars working on projects that attempt to intergrate the disciplines of politics, philosophy and economics are encouraged to contact Boettke about a possible visit to George Mason University to present their work. Boettke is also involved
with the Global Prosperity Initiative, which is part of the Social
Change Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
GPI was founded with the purpose of encouraging an analytical
narrative approach to the institutional analysis of development
and transition studies. This research seeks to combine an ethnographic
style of field research with the analytical structure of economic
reasoning to explore the fundamental questions of why some nations
are rich and others are poor, and the broad implications of globalization
for the liberation of humanity from poverty. Outside of his teaching and
scholarly interests, Boettke is an avid sports fan, especially of
college basketball, professional tennis, and the New York Yankees.
Check out Pete's sports page for more
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