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The debate between the Austrian School of Economics and the cooperative movement. The assumption of unequal perception among agents

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2018
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Universitat de Barcelona
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In the economic theory of the Austrian School, the market process is driven by entrepreneurial alertness, or discovery, where the subjective perception of information is an essential element. According to Mises, this perception is unequal in different agents, as entrepreneurs are talented individuals that respond to encouragement. But some other Austrian economists defend cooperative arrangements, assuming that everybody has some entrepreneurial skill and could be the owner and manager of the firm. This article poses the question of whether or not it is necessary that the Austrian School of Economics defends an unequal psychology of agents that would preclude cooperative businesses from the market economy. It concludes that Mises’ contact with the Spann circle in Vienna was determinant in the creation of his elitist vision of the entrepreneur.
En la teoría austriaca de economía, el mercado se mueve gracias a la capacidad de alerta, o el descubrimiento, del emprendedor, donde la percepción subjetiva de información es un elemento esencial. Según Mises, esta percepción es desigual en diferentes agentes, dado que los empresarios son individuos con un talento especial que necesita estímulo. Pero otros economistas austriacos defienden las organizaciones cooperativas, suponiendo que todos tenemos habilidades emprendedoras y podemos ser el propietario y organizador de la empresa. Este artículo se plantea si es necesaria para la Escuela Austriaca de Economía la defensa de una psicología desigual de los agentes que descarta la defensa de las organizaciones cooperativas. Concluye que el contacto de Mises con el círculo Spann en Viena determinó su visión elitista del empresario.
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