The Socialist Community under Stationary Conditions

Tags: Calculation and Knowledge, Production Theory, Big Government

11/12/2026 Ludwig von Mises

Mises grants socialism its most favorable case: an economy at equilibrium, where no new factor disturbs the arrangement of production. Even here he examines how labor would have to be allocated and incentives maintained, drawing on what had already happened to effort and promotion in state and municipal employment.

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