Planning for Freedom: A Collection of Essays and Addresses (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises)
Category: ludwig von mises
In this anthology, Mises offers an articulate and accessible introduction to and critique of two topics he considers especially important: inflation and government interventionism. He consistently argues that the solution to government intervention is free markets and free enterprise, which call for reforming government. For that, ideas must be changed to "let the market system work." There is no better "planning for freedom" than this.
The seventeen essays in "Planning for Freedom: Let the Market System Work" are tied together by one overarching idea, best expressed by Mises in the capstone essay "Profit and Loss." Mises believes inflation, that is monetary expansion, is destructive; it destroys savings and investment, which are the basis for production and prosperity. Government controls and economic planning never accomplish what their proponents intend.
The essays in the final section of the book summarize Mises's contributions to economic thought and emphasize his firm belief in the power of ideas. Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. Bettina Bien Greaves is a former resident scholar and trustee of the Foundation for Economic Education and was a senior staff member at FEE from 1951 to 1999.
product information:
| Attribute | Value | ||||
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| publisher | Liberty Fund (August 19, 2008) | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| paperback | 192 pages | ||||
| isbn_10 | 0865976619 | ||||
| isbn_13 | 978-0865976610 | ||||
| reading_age | 18 years and up | ||||
| item_weight | 12 ounces | ||||
| dimensions | 5.9 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #467,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #235 in Free Enterprise & Capitalism #461 in Theory of Economics | ||||
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