Austrian economics and the political economy of freedom
1. How economics became the dismal science : the classical economists and 20th century economics -- 2. The significance of Austrian economics in 20th century economic thought -- 3. A rational economist in an irrational age : Ludwig von Mises -- 4. Economic calculation under Socialism : Ludwig von Mi...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar Pub
c2003
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Series: | New thinking in political economy
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Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 1. How economics became the dismal science : the classical economists and 20th century economics -- 2. The significance of Austrian economics in 20th century economic thought -- 3. A rational economist in an irrational age : Ludwig von Mises -- 4. Economic calculation under Socialism : Ludwig von Mises and his predecessors -- 5. Ludwig von Mises and the gold standard -- 6. Classical liberalism and collectivism in the 20th century -- 7. The political myths and economic realities of the welfare state -- 8. The free market and the interventionist state : the political economy of public policy -- 9. The limits of economic policy : the Austrian economists and the German ORDO liberals -- 10. The global economy and classical liberalism : past, present and future Richard Ebeling's insightful and highly readable book explains and applies the ideas of the Austrian economists to a wide range of contemporary public policy issues. He combines intellectual political-economic history with the modern Austrian theory of the market process to challenge the premises and uses of mainstream neoclassical economics |
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Physical Description: | ix, 285 p |
ISBN: | 1840649402 9781840649406 9781781950098 |