Collection
Publication
Liberty Fund (2008), 188 pages
Description
In this anthology, Mises offers an articulate and accessible introduction to and critique of two topics he considers especially important: inflation and government interventionism. According to Mises, inflation, that is monetary expansion, is destructive; it destroys savings and investment, which are the basis for production and prosperity. Government controls and economic planning never accomplish what their proponents intend. Mises consistently argues that the solution to government intervention is free markets and free enterprise, which call for reforming government. For that, ideas must be changed to "let the market system work". There is no better "planning for freedom" than this.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1980 (rev.)
1974 (rev.)
1962 (rev.)
1952
Physical description
188 p.; 6 inches
ISBN
0865976600 / 9780865976603
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