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Human Action

Part Seven: The Place of Economics in Society

Chapter XXXVIII. The Place of Economics in Learning

1. The Study of Economics
2. Economics as a Profession
3. Forecasting as a Profession
4. Economics and the Universities
5. General Education and Economics
6. Economics and the Citizen
7. Economics and Freedom

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Human Action

Ludwig von Mises

The masterpiece first appeared in German in 1940 and then disappeared, only to reappear in English in 1949. It was a sensation, the largest and most scientific defense...

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Foreword to the 4th Edition by Bettina Bien Greaves
Foreword to the 3rd Edition by Ludwig von Mises
Introduction
Part One: Human Action
Part Two: Action Within the Framework of Society
Part Three: Economic Calculation
Part Four: Catallactics or Economics of the Market Society
Part Five: Social Cooperation Without a Market
- Chapter XXV. The Imaginary Constuction of a Socialist Society
- Chapter XXVI. The Impossibility of Economic Calculation Under Socialism
Part Six: The Hampered Market Economy
Part Seven: The Place of Economics in Society

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