The online magazine Aeon currently features an outstanding article from our scholars Peter Klein and Nicolai Foss on the trend toward “bossless” business structures. Far from being redundant middlemen, they argue, good managers are needed more than ever even in firms that aspire to flat, decentralized, and democratic organization. Klein and
In a new interview with Pete Raymond , Sweden-born economist Per Bylund describes the Swedish economic system and takes a closer look at the claims of those who say Sweden is an example that ‘socialism’ can work in
Mark Thornton explains why socialism can never work, the history of the death and misery its caused and we discuss a better way to help everyone live a more free, peaceful and prosperous life. We need look no further than
Keynote AERC lectures and selected panels can be watched live at mises.org/live Our online schedule includes (Central Time Zone): Friday 9:15-10:15 A.M. | The F.A. Hayek Memorial Lecture (Sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin) Randall Holcombe (Florida State University) | Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power Is Made and Maintained
Tomorrow would have been Murray Rothbard’s 93rd birthday. Though it’s been 24 years since his death, Murray continues to be prolific. After The Progressive Era , next to come is the long-lost 5th and concluding volume of his extraordinary history of early America, Conceived in Liberty . Books on American history have continued to go downhill in
The full archives are here. Volume 21, no. 4 (Winter 2018) is here. Articles: Agree or Disagree? On the Role of Negotiations for the Valuation of Business Enterprises by Florian Follert , Jeffrey M. Herbener , Michael Olbrich , and David Rapp Is the Virus of International Macroeconomic Interventionism Infectious? An ABCT Analysis by Walter Block ,
The Free Market 2, no. 6 (Winter 1984) Capitol Hill Gold Standard Conference A Special Report to Institute Members The Ludwig von Mises Institute’s premier conference was held in Washington, D.C., on November 16–17, 1983. “The Gold Standard: An Austrian Perspective” was the first event of its kind. Not only was it the first academic conference
The Free Market Special Issue (1984) Our country is beset by a large number of economic myths that distort public thinking on important problems and lead us to accept unsound and dangerous government policies. Here are ten of the most dangerous of these myths and an analysis of what is wrong with them. Myth #1 Deficits are the cause of
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