Toward a Free Market Monetary System

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Friedrich A. Hayek

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A lecture delivered at the Gold and Monetary Conference, New Orleans, La., November 10, 1977, by F.A. Hayek on more efficient monetary systems.

Volume 3, Number 1 (1979)

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Hayek, F.A. “Toward a Free Market Monetary System.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 3, No.1 (1979): 1-8.

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