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Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ideologies of National Socialism, Communism, Christianity, and Islam -- 2.1 National Socialism -- 2.2 Marxism -- 2.3 Christianity -- 2.4 Islam -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 The Theory of Totalitarianism and Mature Ideocracy, Part I: Evolution and Development -- 3.1 The Birth of Ideology and the Progress Toward Ideocratic Regimes -- 3.2 Further Development after Winning the Secular Power of the State -- 4 Further Historical Cases of Totalitarian Regimes -- 4.1 The Mongols Under Genghis Khan and His Immediate Successors -- 4.2 Aztecs and Incas -- 4.2.1 The Empire of the Mexicas -- 4.2.2 The Empire of the Incas -- 4.3 The Rule of the Anabaptists in Münster -- 4.4 Calvin's Regime in Geneva -- 4.5 The Mahdist State in the Sudan 1881-1898 -- 4.6 The Rule of the Taliban in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- 4.7 The Islamic Caliphate in Syria and the Levant -- 4.8 The Bloody Trails of Totalitarian Regimes -- References -- 5 Mature Ideocracies -- 5.1 The Puritan State of Massachusetts -- 5.2 The Jesuit State in Paraguay -- 5.3 The Rule of the Dalai Lama in Tibet -- 5.4 Saudi Arabia -- 5.5 The Iranian Shiite Islamic Republic -- 5.6 Conclusions for the Theory of Totalitarianism and of Mature Ideocracies -- References -- 6 The Theory of Totalitarian Regimes, Part II: Stability, Further Development, and Demise -- 6.1 Development of Totalitarian Regimes Depending on the Universalism of Their Aims -- 6.2 Development of Totalitarian Regimes After Reaching Their Aims -- References -- 7 The Constitution of Totalitarianism -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Supreme Values as a Basis for a Constitution -- 7.3 Islam and Christianity as Examples of Such Types of Constitutions -- 7.4 The Importance of the Totalitarian Domain -- 7.5 Supreme Values and the Separation of Powers -- 7.6 The Intensity of Ideocratic Demands

"Exploring the characteristics of inflations and comparing historical cases from Roman times up to the modern day, this book provides an in depth discussion of the subject. It analyses the high and moderate inflations caused by the inflationary bias of poltiical systems and economic relationships, as well as the importance of different monetary regimes in containing them. The differences for the possible size of inflations among monetary regimes like metallic currencies, the gold standard and fiat paper money are discussed. It is shown that huge budget deficits of government have been responsible for all hyperinflations. This revised second edition debates whether a growth of the money supply exceeding that of real Gross Domestic Production is a necessary or sufficient reason for inflation and also includes a new concluding chapter, which explores the long-term tendencies to create, maintain and abolish inflation-stable monetary regimes. Moreover, the conditions for long-term inflation-stable monetary regimes in history are explored. By surveying thirty hyperinflations, Peter Bernholz demonstrates that certain economic traits have been stable characteristics of inflations over the centuries, and illustrates their causes. He also examines the consequences of high inflations for unemployment, the distortions between relative prices and the political conditions that allow a return to stable monetary regimes after high inflations, given the inflationary tendencies of political systems. This book will appeal to a wide-ranging audience, including students, economists, historians, political scientists and sociologists looking to imrpove their knowledge of monetary regimes and inflation. Bankers, businessmen and politicians attempting to solve the problems caused for them by inflation, will also find this to be a useful read"--Back cover

Zusammenfassung
Die Theorie der Ordnungspolitik wird von vielen für einen überholten deutschen Ansatz gehalten. In dieser Arbeit wird gezeigt, dass das völlig unzutreffend ist und dass besonders kreative und wichtige Entwicklungen in der angelsächsischen Welt wie Public Choice, Institutional Economics und Law und Economics im Grunde diesem Gebiet zuzurechnen sind. Außerdem wird nachgewiesen, dass verschiedene Fehlentwicklungen in der gegenwärtigen Kapitalmarkt- und Überschuldungskrise auf die Vernachlässigung des ordnungspolitischen Ansatzes zurückzuführen sind.