Bücher von Vilfredo Pareto

Dive into the profound insights of Vilfredo Pareto in The Mind and Society, a timeless exploration of human behavior and social dynamics. Pareto's keen observations and analytical brilliance illuminate the complex interplay of power, elites, and the intricate web that shapes the mind and structures of our societies.

Excerpt from The Mind and Society, Vol. 1: Trattato Di Sociologia GeneraleVilfredo Pareto's Trattato di Sociologia generate appears in this English edition as the realization of dreams and efforts that extend over fifteen years. My first moves towards the introduction of this work to the English-speaking world go hack to 1920 and they were successful in the sense that from that date an eventual publication of the Trattato in English in some form or other was assured. I had published what I believe to be the first American note on Pareto December 3, 1915 (Nation), and the second in 1916 (International Year Book).

2013 Reprint of 1950 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This book is a collection of four essays published by Pareto regarding the ruling class in Italy. The major essay is in English and the rest are in French. Essays include:1. The Parliamentary Regime in Italy.2. Lettre d'Italie [two essays]3. L'Etatisme en ItalieIt is a basic axiom for Pareto that people are unequal physically, as well as intellectually and morally. In society as a whole, and in any of its particular strata and groupings, some people are more gifted than others. Those who are most capable in any particular grouping are the elite. The term "elite" denotes simply a class of the people who have the highest indices in their branch of activity. Pareto argues that "It will help if we further divide that [elite] class into two classes: a governing elite, comprising individuals who directly or indirectly play some considerable part in government, and a non- governing elite, comprising the rest." His main discussion focuses on the governing elite.

The text of the Bongiorno-Livingston translation of Trattato di sociologia generale has been preserved wherever possible.

Der Band versammelt zentrale Schriften Vilfredo Paretos und gibt damit einen hervorragenden Überblick über diesen Klassiker der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Eingeleitet und herausgeben werden die Schriften von Carlo Mongardini, einem der führenden Soziologen in Italien und ausgewiesen Pareto-Kenner.