4 books in slipcase. Mises attributes the tremendous technological progress and the consequent increase in wealth and general welfare in the last two centuries to the introduction of liberal government policies based on free-market economic teachings, creating an economic and political environment which permits individuals to pursue their respective goals in freedom and peace. Mises also explains the futility and counter-productiveness of government attempts to regulate, control, and equalise all people's circumstances: "Men are born unequal and...it is precisely their inequality that generates social cooperation and civilisation."
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This is one of the finest and most important books ever written and yet the book is not widely known.
The author is the most important figure in the 'Austrian School' of economics but the book is about much more than economics, its about life and the motivating factors that drive humans in their interactions. The author hardly uses any numbers or charts, as normal in economic texts, but conveys the essence of the economics through a masterful use of simple language.
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The author is the most important figure in the 'Austrian School' of economics but the book is about much more than economics, its about life and the motivating factors that drive humans in their interactions. The author hardly uses any numbers or charts, as normal in economic texts, but conveys the essence of the economics through a masterful use of simple language.
The book conveys deep psychological and sociological insights and combines this with a deep understanding of philosophy and politics to explain how and why humans act.
Buy this book and expand your understanding.
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Von Mises and his adherents in what has become known as the Austrian School are without doubt the most neglected grouping in Economics.
They are taught very little in the Keynes-obsessed economics departments of universities on both sides of the Atlantic, and yet present an entirely more coherent account of money, banking, finance and economic activity as a whole.
It would be fair to say that if their counsels had been paid greater heed, the current economic crisis would not have occurred.
Human Action is von Mises's magnum opus. Its very title tells us where all economic activity necessarily begins and ends - not with consumption, nor with fiscal or monetary stimulus, not the trade cycle or the multiplier, but with Human Action.
A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in economics.
They are taught very little in the Keynes-obsessed economics departments of universities on both sides of the Atlantic, and yet present an entirely more coherent account of money, banking, finance and economic activity as a whole.
It would be fair to say that if their counsels had been paid greater heed, the current economic crisis would not have occurred.
Human Action is von Mises's magnum opus. Its very title tells us where all economic activity necessarily begins and ends - not with consumption, nor with fiscal or monetary stimulus, not the trade cycle or the multiplier, but with Human Action.
A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in economics.
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Ludwig von Mises was an intellectual giant, and this is in my opinion his greatest work, and possibly one of the most thoughtful, insightful and important books ever written. Other reviewers have already said in detail everything I wanted to, so I will simply confine myself to saying this is absolutely essential reading for anyone who wants to truly understand political economics and social philosophy.
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