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Power and Market : Government and the Economy by Murray N. Rothbard, Murray Rothbard is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Power and Market : Government and the Economy about?

What can government do to enhance social and economic well being? Nothing, says Murray N. Rothbard. Power and Market contains the proof. It will inoculate the reader against the even the slightest temptation to invoke the state as a solution to any social or economic problem. It is ultimate manual for completely de-mystifying the myth of the state. This beautiful new edition is the first to truly do it justice. The Rothbardian claim is perhaps the most radical made in the history of political economy. But how can it be convincing? What must an author do to back up this claim? Here is what Rothbard did. He systematically classified every form of intervention into three types: autistic, binary, and triangular. Within each category, he discusses their ill effects, and does so with precision and insight. Free market scholars have been using and expanding on his insights for years. But in this book we have the source. He is like an expert house inspector examining the edifice of the state. Brick by brick, nail by nail, he shows that it is fundamentally unsound. The seeming edifice is really a house of cards. This book is the ideal answer to the person who says: "I favor free markets but

Who reads Power and Market : Government and the Economy?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Murray N. Rothbard, Murray Rothbard
Publisher
Ludwig von Mises Institute
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9781933550053
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Political Science, Fiction, Philosophy
Rating
3 / 5 (2 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-24

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