The Division of Labor and Social Order

Tags: Austrian Economics Overview, Labor and Wages

07/21/2024 Jonathan Newman

Jonathan Newman shows how the division of labor sustains civilization. Drawing on Mises, he explains how peaceful cooperation, property rights, and specialization drive prosperity and prevent social collapse.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 21, 2025.

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