Economics of Liberty [Paperback]

Llewellyn H. Rockwell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0945466080 | ISBN-13: 978-0945466086 | Publication Date: June 1990

This collection of short, entertaining articles exposes how government interference with the economy violates individual liberty, leads to inefficiencies, and rewards special interests. Contributors include Murray Rothbard, Walter Block, David Gordon, Robert Higgs, and Tom Bethell.

The contents of this volume include:

Introduction (Llewellyn H. Rockwell)

I. Economic Truth vs. Political PowerOutlawing Jobs: The Minimum Wage, Once More (Murray N. Rothbard) The Scourge of Unionism (Llewellyn H. Rockwell) Keynesianism Redux (Murray N. Rothbard) The Keynesian Dream (Murray N. Rothbard) The Free-Rider Confusion (Tom Bethell) Property Rights, Taxation, and the Supply-Siders (Tom Bethell) The Regulatory Attack on the Market (Llewellyn H. Rockwell) Are Savings Too Low? (Murray N. Rothbard) The "We" Fallacy (Sheldon L. Richman) U.S. Trade Law: Losing Its Bearings (Alex Taborrok) Statistics: Destroyed from Within? (Murray N. Rothbard) The Truth About Economic Forecasting (Graeme B. Littler) Michael R. Milken: Political Prisoner? (Llewellyn H. Rockwell) The Economic Wisdom of the Late Scholastics (Jeffrey A. Tucker)

II. Debunking the BankersBring Back the Bank Run! (James Grant) Nick and Jim Dandy to the Rescue (Bradley Miller) Q&A on the S&L Mess (Murray N. Rothbard) Inflation Redux (Murray N. Rothbard) Faustian Economics (John V. Denson) A Gold Standard for Russia? (Murray N. Rothbard) The Source of the Business Cycle (Jeffrey A. Tucker) The Key to Sound Money (Edwin Vieira, Jr.) Foreclose on the World Bank (E. Cort Kirkwood)

III. Unmasking the Bureaucrats Why Bureaucracy Must Fail (Llewellyn H. Rockwell) Your Visit to Our Nation's Capital (Llewellyn H. Rockwell) The CAse Against NASA (Sheldon L. Richman)

ISBN 0-945466-08-0
Trade paperback, 390 pp.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Ludwig Von Mises Inst (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945466080
• ISBN-13: 978-0945466086
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best anthology since A Mencken Chestomathy, February 16, 1999

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This review is from: Economics of Liberty (Paperback)

For paleolibertarians, the Ludwig von Mises Institute is the intellectual fountainhead. Included in this volume is what comes out of the fountainhead: a delightful spray of right-on critiques of statism. This book is useful to bring along on long trips when you have hours on planes or trains and need to keep your brain cells in use.

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written economic genius, June 8, 2009

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A collection of essays written by individuals of the Austrian school of economics, this book provides amazing insight into the fundamental differences between true Capitalism and socialism - and how socialism impacts a nation's quality of life. Extremely well-written and insightful, I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a better understanding and accurate picture of Capitalism, both in theory and in an historical context. The Ludwig Von Mises Institute is astonishingly accurate, and the Austrian theory of economics should be widely read and understood throughout the US.