ALOIS RAŠIN - CZESKI I CZECHOSŁOWACKI EKONOMISTA. PRZEGLĄD WYBRANYCH KONCEPCJI I POGLĄDÓW.

Alois Rašín (1867-1923) was a Czech and Czechoslovak politician, economist, one of the founders of Czechoslovakia and its first finance minister. Alois Rašín is also the author of the first Czechoslovak law and the creator of the national currency, i.e. the Czechoslovak koruna. Rašín was a representative of conservative liberalism. This paper presents a review of Alois Rašín's concepts and views as the Minister of Finance of Czechoslovakia. Particular attention was paid to his efforts to regulate the currency and monetary system of Czechoslovakia and to fight galloping inflation (hyperinflation). Rašín supported free competition, believed in an entrepreneurial society, and believed that the state should strive to maintain a balanced budget. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]