Why a Socialist Economy is "Impossible"

Why a Socialist Economy is “Impossible”

Economic Calculation Socialist Commonwealth

07/04/2008 Joseph T. Salerno

This is the Postscript to Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth (pp. 51-71) by Ludwig von Mises. Narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II.

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