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.

Lu, A., 2013. States Reform Remedial College Education. Available at:
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”