Economics
Classic works in the discipline are joined by explorations of how economic reasoning applies to political science and other social sciences, as well as the relevance of economics as moral philosophy. A consistent theme is the view that economics is the study of human choice and its consequences, both intended and unintended.
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| Adam Smith (1723-1790) | Frdric Bastiat (1801-1850) | Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) |
See also the extracts, chapters, and introductions in the Economics section of the Ideas page.
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- BOLL 17: Milton Friedman, “Capitalism and Freedom” (1961) (Milton Friedman)
- BOLL 18: Friedrich Hayek, “Kinds of Order in Society” (1964) (Friedrich August von Hayek)
- BOLL 19: Israel Kirzner, “Entrepreneurial Activity and the General Market Process” (1963) (Israel M. Kirzner)
- BOLL 20: J.B. Say, “Of the Demand or Market for Products” (1819) (Jean Baptiste Say)
- BOLL 23: Abbé de Condillac, “On Value and Trade” (1776) (Étienne Bonnot, Abbé de Condillac)
- BOLL 27: Kirzner, “Economic Coordination” (1963) (Israel M. Kirzner)
- BOLL 28: Norman Barry, “Hayek’s Theory of Spontaneous Order I: Economic Orders” (1982) (Norman P. Barry)
- BOLL 29: Norman Barry, “Hayek’s Theory of Spontaneous Order II: Legal Orders” (1982) (Norman P. Barry)
- BOLL 30: Richard Cobden, “On the Total and Immediate Repeal of the Corn Laws” (1846) (Richard Cobden)
- BOLL 53: Gustave de Molinari, “Of the Liberty of Government” (1849) (Gustave de Molinari)
- BOLL 58: Léon Faucher,“Property I” (1852) (Léon Faucher)
- BOLL 59: Wolowski and Levasseur, “Property II” (1864) (Louis Wolowski)
- BOLL 65: Destutt de Tracy, “Of Society” (1817) (Antoine Louis Claude, Comte Destutt de Tracy)
- BOLL 66: Alexis de Tocqueville, “On Socialism” (1848) (Alexis de Tocqueville)
- BOLL 67: John Stuart Mill “The Difficulties of Socialism” (1879) (John Stuart Mill)
- BOLL 68: Ludwig von Mises, “Economic Calculation under Socialism” (1922) (Ludwig von Mises)
- Bureaucracy (Ludwig von Mises)
- Can Capitalism Survive? (Benjamin A. Rogge)
- Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. 3 vols. (Karl Marx)
- Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economic Theory (William A. Smart)
- Capital and its Structure (Ludwig M. Lachmann)
- Capital, Expectations, and the Market Process (Ludwig M. Lachmann)
- Capital, Interest, and Rent (Frank A. Fetter)
- Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Volume I: The Process of Capitalist Production (Karl Marx)
- Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Volume II: The Process of Circulation of Capital (Karl Marx)