Description: In 1922, Mises stunned the socialist world with this profoundly important treatise that assaults socialism in all its guises. With this monumental work that discusses every major aspect of socialism, Mises laid the foundations for free society.
Brief description:
Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) earned his doctorate in law and economics from the University of Vienna in 1906. In 1926, Mises founded the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research. From 1909 to 1934, he was an economist for the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. Before the Anschluss, in 1934 Mises left for Geneva, where he was a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies until 1940, when he emigrated to New York City. From 1948 to 1969, he was a visiting professor at New York University.
Review Quotes:
"This book must rank as the most devastating analysis of socialism yet penned...An economic classic in our time."
-- "Henry Hazlitt"