From Marx to Mises: Post Capitalist Society and the Challenge of Ecomic Calculation

Hardback

Main Details

Title From Marx to Mises: Post Capitalist Society and the Challenge of Ecomic Calculation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Ramsay Steele
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:440
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreEconomic theory and philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780875484495
ClassificationsDewey:335.4
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication Date 16 September 1999
Publication Country United States

Description

In 1920, Ludwig von Mises proclaimed that all attempts to establish socialism would come to grief, for reasons of informational efficiency. At first, socialists and economists took Mises's argument seriously, but by the end of the Second World War, a consensus prevailed that Mises had been discredited. More recently, that consensus has been rapidly reversed: it is now widely agreed that 'Mises was right'. Yet the momentous implications of the Mises argument -- for economics, politics, culture, and philosophy -- remain largely unexplored. From Marx to Mises is a clear, penetrating exposition of the economic calculation debate, and a scrutiny of some of the broader issues it raises.