This handsomely bound volume contains 43 articles and essays written by the controversial Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises between 1918 and 1938. Common themes include the monetary disorder following the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of WWI, interventionist problems in Austria and Europe in the 1920s and 30s, and the Great Depression. Throughout these papers, he argues that collectivist policies when implemented inevitably lead to tyranny. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Read More
In 1934, Ludwig von Mises left his native Austria in fear of the Nazis, who seized all his papers in 1938 in Vienna and, Mises thought, destroyed them, but the papers were not destroyed. In 1996, Richard and Anna Ebeling discovered the papers in an archive in Moscow. This volume from Liberty Fund represents a treasure trove of important essays. Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. Richard Ebeling is Professor of Economics at Northwood University.
Read Less