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Ekonomista i socjolog Ferdynand Zweig – życiorys i wybrane dzieła
Economist and sociologist Ferdinand Zweig – memoir and selected works

Author(s): Katarzyna Sołkowicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Koninie
Keywords: Ferdinand Zweig; neoliberalism; classical school; sociology of lab our

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to present the profile of the Polish economist andsociologist of labour relations Ferdinand Zweig, who was born in Cracow onJune 23, 1896. The most important impact on the scientific interests of Ferdinand.Zweig was influenced by professor of economics Adam Krzyżanowski,founder of the Cracow School of Economics. He received his doctorate inrights on November 19, 1918. Since 1928 Zweig began to teach economics atthe Jagiellonian University. In January 1929 he was appointed associate professorof political economy and in 1935 professor at the Faculty of Law in thefield of economic sciences. In the late 1940s Ferdinand Zweig was a lecturerin economics at the Polish University College in London. From 1953 to 1956he was a professor of sociology and labour relations at the Hebrew Universityof Jerusalem and from 1964 to 1966 at Tel Aviv University. Ferdinand Zweigdied in London on June 9, 1988. It is worth noting that his theoretical andliberal views differed from the practical side, i.e. the real solutions. FerdinandZweig's second field of interest was sociology of work. His research and conclusionscomplement previous economic research.

  • Issue Year: 6/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 55-70
  • Page Count: 55
  • Language: Polish
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