Fundamental principles and factors of economic development according to Kinkel on the 70th anniversary of his disappearance

The popularization of Ivan Kinkel’s ideas on the principles and factors of economic development could be seen not only as a contribution to his memory, but also as a service to the scientific community, to which this scholar is almost unknown. Studying Kinkel’s heritage is configured primarily as “filling the faded pages” in the European’s history of economic and social thought, as well as a necessary memory’s revision of the scientist, mostly misinterpreted, in the 70th anniversary of his disappearance. His concepts – both methodologically and theoretically – are relevant and may provide instruments to guide the analysis of today’s economic situation. One of the main recommendations arising from Kinkel’s reflection is the need to examine the historical society in longer periods and not to focus only on the conditions and problems of the moment; in addition, the interdisciplinary method should be re-evaluated.