Economics

The following are a selection of chapters and extracts taken from books in the OLL collection. They have been chosen because of their special importance for understanding the principles of individual liberty, limited government, and the free market. Some of the extracts are from the books themselves and serve as a representative sample of that author’s ideas. Others are introductions written by the editors of the volume which contain important biographical information about the author and a discussion of their ideas. Links are provided to the book from which the extract was taken so the reader can pursue the subject in more depth if they are interested.

Other collections of material from the OLL which are useful places to begin exploring these ideas are the following:

• Quotations about Liberty and Power
• The Best of the OLL: An Anthology
• Forgotten Gems of Liberty
• Key Documents of Liberty
• Classics of Liberty

Further Reading

• Subject Area: Economics
• Topic: Free Trade
• Topic: Money and Banking
• Topic: Spontaneous Order
• School of Thought: the Austrian School of Economics
• School of Thought: the Classical School of Economics
• School of Thought: the Manchester School
• School of Thought: Physiocrats
• School of Thought: Public Choice
• Group: Pre-Smithian Economists
• Collection: Ludwig von Mises Library
• Collection: Works of J.S. Mill
• Collection: Works of Ricardo
• Collection: The Legacy of Hayek [audio]
• Collection: Intellectual Portrait Series [audio]
• Essays on Key Authors: Bastiat, Buchanan, Hayek, Mises, Ricardo, Smith
• Historical Debate: Fabian Socialism
• Historical Debate: Malthus: For and Against

Selected Chapters and Introductions from the Collection