Economic Controversies 1st edition by Murray N. Rothbard (2011) Hardcover

After Murray Rothbard finished his theoretical magnum opus - Man, Economy, and State - he turned his attention away from pure positive theory toward dealing with the opposition to Austrian theory. The result was a long series of fantastic scholarly articles taking on every error of the day, and our day too. Together they form a volume 2 of his great work. This is Economic Controversies. He covers the same range of topics in Man, Economy, and State. Most all have been published, but they are strewn out among journals that are hard to access or books that are out of print. Some have never been published. Rothbard gives his all in these critiques of the opponents of Austrian theory and policy, slicing through fallacies with breathtaking virtuosity. It s a model of intellectual combat, page after page of razor-sharp thinking and crystal-clear prose. To have this all in one place, beautifully organized, creates a treasure in the history of economic ideas. Gene Epstein of Barron's writes the outstanding introduction. The price is thrillingly affordable for this gigantic hardback. Introduction by Gene Epstein **Section One: Method** 4. The Mantle of Science 5. What is the Proper Way to Study Man? 6. Praxeology as the Method of the Social Sciences 7. Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics 8. Praxeology, Value Judgments, and Public Policy 9. In Defense of Extreme Apriorism 10. Praxeology: Reply to Mr. Schuller 11. The Hermeneutical Invasion of Philosophy and Economics **Section Two: The Austrian School** 15. New Light on the Prehistory of the Austrian School 16. The Present State of Austrian Economics 17. Ludwig von Mises and the Paradigm for Our Age 18. Value Implications of Economic Theory 19. The Myth of Efficiency 20. Breaking Out of the Walrasian Box: Schumpeter and Hansen 21. Professor Rolph on the Discounted Marginal Productivity Theory 22. Professor Kirzner on Entrepreneurship 23. Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics **Section Three: Property and the Public Sector** 27. The Politics of Political Economists 28. Justice and Property Rights 29. Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution 30. The Fallacy of the Public Sector 31. Statistics: Achilles s Heel of Government 32. How and How Not to Desocialize **Section Four: Taxation** 36. The Myth of Neutral Taxation 37. The Myth of Tax Reform 38. The Consumption Tax: A Critique 39. The Case Against the Flat Tax 40. The Uneasy Case for Degressive Taxation: A Critique of Blum and Kalven 41. The Single Tax: Economic and Moral Implications 42. The Value-Added Tax is Not the Answer 43. A Reply to Georgist Criticisms **Section Five: Trade and Freedom** 47. Freedom, Inequality, Primitivism, and the Division of Labor 48. Restrictionist Pricing of Labor 49. Mercantilism: A Lesson for Our Times? 50. Capitalism versus Statism 51. A Future of Peace and Capitalism **Section Six: Money, Banking, and Calculation** 55. The Austrian Theory of Money 56. Money, the State, and Modern Mercantilism 57. Austrian Definitions of the Supply of Money 58. Gold vs. Fluctuating Fiat Exchange Rates 59. The Case For a Genuine Gol