Research Catalog

Title

Choice : cooperation, enterprise, and human action / Robert P. Murphy ; foreword by Donald J. Boudreaux.

Author

Murphy, Robert P. (Robert Patrick), 1976-

Publication

Oakland, California : Independent Institute, [2015]

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Description

xix, 315 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Human Action--a treatise on laissez-faire capitalism by Ludwig von Mises--is a historically important and classic publication on economics, and yet it can be an intimidating work due to its length and formal style. Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action, however, skillfully relays the main insights from Human Action in a style that will resonate with modern readers. The book assumes no prior knowledge in economics or other fields, and, when necessary, it provides the historical and scholarly context necessary to explain the contribution Mises makes on a particular issue. To faithfully reproduce the material in Human Action, this work mirrors its basic structure, providing readers with an enjoyable and educational introduction to the life's work of one of history's most important economists"--
• "Government intervention in the institutions of money and banking sowed the seeds of the worldwide asset bubble in the early and mid-2000s, which could only result in a giant crash according to this line of thought. Once the crash had occurred, the recession was prolonged by yet more government intervention in the form of massive deficits, expansion of unemployment payments, and ever more regulations on businesses in the private sector. Only by returning to a genuinely free market, based on the classical liberal notions of private property, civil liberties, and peace among nations, can we return to the prosperity and steady improvement of living conditions that we had come to take for granted. Those who endorse the Austrian analysis believe it is crucial to spread this message, not just to academics, but to the intelligent layperson as well. That is the primary function of the present volume. It provides an introduction and an invitation to the most important work of arguably the most important Austrian economist"--

Series Statement

Independent studies in political economy

Uniform Title

Independent studies in political economy

Alternative Title

Cooperation, enterprise, and human action

Subject

• Economics
• Free enterprise
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9781598132175
• 1598132172
• 9781598132182
• 1598132180

LCCN

• ^^2014048962
• 40025049550

OCLC

905221257

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library