The Essential von Mises (LvMI)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005DM5G7W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 247 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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AN EXTREMELY USEFUL INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF LUDWIG VON MISES Murray Newton Rothbard (1926-1995) was an American economist, historian and political theorist. He was a prominent exponent of the Austrian School of economics in this country and a key figure in the American libertarian movement.This 1973 essay begins with Rothbard's summary of "The Austrian School," commenting that "It was (Carl) Menger who founded the 'Austrian School,'" and "(Eugen) Böhm-Bawerk towered above (19th century economists) all." (Pg. 5)Mises' The Theory of Money and Credit showed that governmental money inflation creates over-investment in the capital goods industries and under-investment in consumer goods, and a "recessio. Buy the essay collection instead A very basic overview on Von Mises which should be the first thing one reads on the great economist. However it is included in an excellent collection of essays "Planning for Freedom" whcih should be bought instead and from there the reader is well launched.
One year after the death of his great teacher, Murray Rothbard wrote The Essential von Mises in order to inspire a new generation to take up the Misesian cause in economic theory and political action. We might even say that it has been more responsible for immortalizing Mises than any other essay ever written.Here it is coupled with an outstanding biographical piece that Rothbard wrote in the 1990s, "Scholar, Creator, Hero." This goes into greater biographical depth and incorporates many discoveries made in the course of 20 years.Therefore this book might be called "Rothbard on Mises," but it really serves as the best short introduction to Misesian thought ever to appear in print.Look no further for the essentials of the great man and thinker than in this punchy primer.To search for Mises Institute titles, enter a keyword and LvMI (short for Ludwig von Mises Institute); e.g., Depression LvMI. His task was to provide an overview of Mises's writings and to describe their place in the social sciences.It achieved extraordinary fame