Hayek was his own thing, and ill be looking into him in good time. Misess writings and lectures encompassed economic theory, history, epistemology, government, and political philosophy. History might record that this edition is the one that changed the world. A treatise on economics, mises explains complex market phenomena as the outcomes of countless conscious, purposive actions, choices, and preferences of individuals, each of whom was trying as best as he or she could under the circumstances to attain various wants and ends and to avoid undesired consequences. The man and his economics is a remarkable tribute to a remarkable man. Every penny spent by consumers, in countless daily transactions, acts like a vote in a continual ballot, determining how much of each and every good should be produced and drawing production to where it is most urgently required.
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