The Importance of Literary Criticism from a Free-Market Perspective

Tags: Media and Culture

08/29/2014 Matthew McCaffrey

There’s a lot of exciting work being done in the field of literary studies, which isn’t usually known for its sound economics, writes Matt McCaffrey. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

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