Ekonomia późnoscholastyczna z klasyczna myśl liberalna

Abstract

Late-scholastic economics is still the most underrated discipline in the history of economic thought. In contrast, its contribution to the development of economics and the way of thinking about economic matters is worthy of attention. This article presents the economic thought of the late Spanish scholastics proving that with their concepts on economic affairs, they preceded the advent of many economic theories by centuries and even avoided some of the mistakes made by liberal thinkers. In the period when medieval scholars formulated their concepts, economic life differed significantly from modern economic reality. Nevertheless, many of their considerations concern issues that are still topical today and considered free-market ideas.