Nation, State, and Economy: Contributions to the Politics and History of Our Time

by Leland B. Yeager and Ludwig von Mises

Book Overview

Essential to Mises's concept of a classical liberal economy is the absence of interference by the state. In World War I, Germany and its allies were overpowered by the Allied Powers in population, economic production, and military might, and its defeat was inevitable.

Mises believed that Germany should not seek revenge for the peace of Versailles; rather it should adopt liberal ideas and a free-market economy by expanding the international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865976414
• ISBN13: 9780865976412
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5