Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written this century.

Originally published: 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1939.

Several of the essays are classics. In this new edition, Schumpeter's Essays can finally be read with the enjoyment and enlightenment they deserve. The volume is alive to the basic issues of our time.

Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy is perhaps the most important and influential book on the subject ever written This volume is the result of an effort to weld into a readable form the bulk of almost forty years' thought, ...

Schumpeter perceived economics as a human science, and this volume reflects that perception.

Several of the essays are classics. In this new edition, Schumpeter's Essays can finally be read with the enjoyment and enlightenment they deserve. The volume is alive to the basic issues of our time.