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Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Book/ Paperback)

Product Overview

Economic Policy contains six lectures Ludwig von Mises delivered in 1959 at the Centro de Estudios Sobre la Libertad in Argentina. The lectures were posthumously transcribed by Mises' wife, Margit, and edited by George Koether, a student and long-time friend of Mises.

This volume serves as an excellent introduction to what Mises sees as the simple truths of history in terms of economic principles. In straightforward language, Mises explains topics such as:

• capitalism


• socialism


• interventionism


• inflation


• foreign investment


• economic policies and ideas.

About the Author(s)

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881-1973) was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who was a prominent figure in the Austrian School of economic thought. Fearing a Nazi take-over of Europe, Mises emigrated to New York in 1940. He published his magnum opus Human Action in 1949. Mises had a significant influence on the Libertarian movement that developed in the United States in the mid-20th century.