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Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis Paperback – November 1, 1981

by Ludwig von Mises (Author),‎ J. Kahane (Translator)

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This book must rank as the most devastating analysis of socialism yet penned. . . . An economic classic in our time.

—Henry Hazlitt

More than thirty years ago F. A. Hayek said of Socialism: "It was a work on political economy in the tradition of the great moral philosophers, a Montesquieu or Adam Smith, containing both acute knowledge and profound wisdom. . . . To none of us young men who read the book when it appeared was the world ever the same again."

This is a newly annotated edition of the classic first published in German in 1922. It is the definitive refutation of nearly every type of socialism ever devised. Mises presents a wide-ranging analysis of society, comparing the results of socialist planning with those of free-market capitalism in all areas of life.

Friedrich Hayek's foreword comments on the continuing relevance of this great work: "Most readers today will find that Socialism has more immediate application to contemporary events than it had when it first appeared."

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian School of Economics throughout most of the twentieth century. He earned his doctorate in law and economics from the University of Vienna in 1906. In 1926, Mises founded the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research. From 1909 to 1934, he was an economist for the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. Before the Anschluss, in 1934 Mises left for Geneva, where he was a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies until 1940, when he emigrated to New York City. From 1948 to 1969, he was a visiting professor at New York University.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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LUDWIG VON MISES (1881-1973) earned his doctorate in law and economics from the University of Vienna in 1906. In 1926, Mises founded the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research. From 1909 to 1934, he was an economist for the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. Before the Anschluss, in 1934 Mises left for Geneva, where he was a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies until 1940, when he emigrated to New York City. From 1948 to 1969, he was a visiting professor at New York University. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 596 pages
Publisher: Liberty Classics; 6th edition (November 1, 1981)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0913966630
ISBN-13: 978-0913966631
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I have found that if there are any doubts or questions about Austrian economics or sociological then you just need to read a bit more and you find that someone has already thought it through. Mises answers many questions for me in this book and showed me again why he left such an impression on libertarian thought.

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like a boss, Mises lays it down.

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Reading the translated dialog is difficult, but if you persist - and re-read some sections, a wonderful insight emerges about what makes an economic system function. Not a good read for brain-washed Progressives.t

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In my opinion, I am a student of Von Mises, and his work is great and better than the 50k I blew on that no nonsense degree which adorns my wall.

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Honest and Trenchant Vivisection of the Great Socialist Lie

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Way to much Intellectual acuity, keen analysis, common sense, and honest historical perspective for the average brainwashed, mal-educated, entitlement-minded American to easily grasp and appreciate. That's why this book should be required reading and made an essential part of core curriculum and the history, philosophy, and economics departments of any reputable educational institution.

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