Stanowisko reprezentantów Szkoły Austriackiej wobec działalności politycznej amerykańskich Republikanów w kwestiach ekonomicznych i wolności jednostek w II połowie XIX wieku
The Position of Representatives of the Austrian School towards the Political Activity of the American Republicans concerning Economic Issues and Individual Liberties in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to analyse and interpret the position of the representatives of the Austrian School towards the political activity of politicians associated with the US Republican Party in the second half of the 19th century. This article proves that in the opinion of the representatives of the one of the most radical and uncompromising social and economic science school the US Republican Party was a political group which supported centralisation of power, mercantilism, subsidies for big business and realisation of the model of state which would be compatible with their religious beliefs. The author shows that the Republican president Abraham Lincoln was critically perceived by adherents of the Austrian School, who accused him of limiting liberties, especially in the economic aspect.

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