Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow

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 economic policy Titles in the Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution Liberalism: The Classical Tradition Human Action: A Treatise on Economics The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method Nation, State, and Economy: Contributions to the Politics and History of Our Time The Anti-capitalistic Mentality Economic Freedom and Interventionism: An Anthology of Articles and Essays Bureaucracy Planning for Freedom: Let the Market System Work A Collection of Essays and Addresses Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow Interventionism: An Economic Analysis Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War On the Manipulation of Money and Credit: Three Treatises on Trade-Cycle Theory Economic Policy Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow  ludwig von mises Edited and with an Introduction by Bettina Bien Greaves liberty fund Indianapolis This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 b.c. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Economic Policy © 1979 by Liberty Fund, Inc. Editorial additions and index © 1995, 2010 by Liberty Fund, Inc. This is based on the second edition of Economic Policy, which was published in 1995 by Free Market Books. Front cover photograph of Ludwig von Mises used by permission of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama Frontispiece courtesy of Bettina Bien Greaves All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881–1973. Economic policy: thoughts for today and tomorrow / Ludwig von Mises; edited and with an introduction by Bettina Bien Greaves. p. cm.—(Liberty Fund library of the works of Ludwig von Mises) Originally published: 2nd ed. / with a new introduction by Bettina Bien Greaves. Irvington-on-Hudson, New York: Free Market Books, c1995. “Foreword by Margit von Mises”—P. . Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-86597-735-8 (hardcover: alk. paper)— isbn 978-0-86597-736-5 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Economics. 2. Economic policy. 3. Comparative economics. 4. Industrial policy. I. Greaves, Bettina Bien. II. Title. III. Series: Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881–1973. Works. 2005. hb171 .v6 2010 330.15'7—dc22 2008029253 Liberty Fund, Inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250–1684 ...