The Ingredients of Economic Growth

Tags: Capital and Interest Theory, Entrepreneurship

10/08/2014 Mark Thornton

Austrians have a different point of view about economic growth. Growth requires four ingredients: domestic private investment, sound money, private property, and free markets. Archived from the live Mises.tv broadcast, this lecture by Mark Thornton was presented at How Does an Economy Grow? A Seminar for High School and College Students.

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