Chapter 18 The Importance of Liberty
Liberty and Property1
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At the end of the eighteenth century there prevailed two notions of liberty, each of them very different from what we have in mind today referring to liberty and freedom.
Chapter 19 Economic Method
Money, Method, and The Market Process1
“Social Science and Natural Science”
Chapter 20 Appreciations
Economic Freedom and Interventionism1
“Man, Economy, and State”
Most of what goes today under the label of the social sciences is poorly disguised apologetics for the policies of governments.
Bibliography
Works Cited
Chamberlain, John. My Years with Ludwig von Mises. The Freeman, February, 27, no. 2, 1977.
Hülsmann, Jörg Guido. Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism. Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2007.
Kirzner, Israel M. Ludwig von Mises: The Man and His Economics. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2001.
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http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/states-reform-college-remedial-education-85899492704 [Accessed 7 January 2014].
Chapter 16 Keynes and Keynesianism
Planning for Freedom and Sixteen Other Essays and Addresses1
“Stones into Bread, The Keynesian Miracle”
Chapter 17 Economic Progress
Economic Policy: Thoughts for Tomorrow and Today1
“Foreign Investment”
Some people call the programs of economic freedom a negative program. They say: “What do you liberals really want? You are against socialism, government intervention, inflation, labor union violence, protective tariffs. ... You say ‘no’ to everything.”
Chapter 14 The Hampered Market Economy
Planning for Freedom and Sixteen Other Essays and Addresses1
“Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism”
Chapter 15 Price Controls
Economic Policy: Thoughts for Tomorrow and Today1
“Interventionism”
Chapter 12 The Business Cycle
Interventionism: An Economic Analysis1
2. Credit Expansion
It is a fundamental fact of human behavior that people value present goods higher than future goods. An apple available for immediate consumption is valued higher than an apple which will be available next year.
Chapter 13 Labor Productivity, Wages, and Unemployment
Planning for Freedom and Sixteen Other Essays and Addresses1
“Wages, Unemployment and Inflation”