Book description
Economic Policy contains six lectures Ludwig
von Mises delivered in 1959 for the Centro de Estudios sobre la
Libertad in Argentina. This volume serves as an excellent introduction
to what Mises sees as the simple truths of history in terms of
economic principles. In straightforward language, Mises explains
topics such as capitalism, socialism, interventionism, inflation,
foreign investment, and economic policies and ideas.
Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) was the leading
spokesman of the Austrian School of Economics throughout most of
the twentieth century. He 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.
Bettina Bien Greaves is a former resident
scholar, trustee, and longtime staff member of the Foundation
for Economic Education. She has written and lectured
extensively on topics of free market economics. Her articles
have appeared in such journals as Human Events, Reason,
and The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. A student of Mises,
Greaves has become an expert on his work in particular and
that of the Austrian School of economics in general. She has
translated several Mises monographs, compiled an annotated
bibliography of his work, and edited collections of papers by
Mises and other members of the Austrian School.
