Interventionism: An Economic Analysis (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises)

**__Interventionism__** provides Mises's analysis of the problems of government interference in business from the Austrian School perspective. Written in 1940, before the United States was officially involved in World War II, this book offers a rare insight into the war economies of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy. Mises criticizes the pre-World War II democratic governments for favoring socialism and interventionism over capitalist methods of production. Mises contends that government's economic role should be limited because of the negative political and social consequences of the economic policy of interventionism.**Ludwig von Mises** (1881–1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. He earned his doctorate in law and economics from the University of Vienna in 1906. In 1926, Mises founded the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research. From 1909 to 1934, he was an economist for the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. Before the __Anschluss__, in 1934 Mises left for Geneva, where he was a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies until 1940, when he emigrated to New York City. From 1948 to 1969, he was a visiting professor at New York University.**Bettina Bien Greaves** is a former resident scholar, trustee, and longtime staff member of the Foundation for Economic Education. She has written and lectured extensively on topics of free market economics. Her articles have appeared in such journals as __Human Events, Reason,__ and __The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty.__ A student of Mises, Greaves has become an expert on his work in particular and that of the Austrian School of economics in general. She has translated several Mises monographs, compiled an annotated bibliography of his work, and edited collections of papers by Mises and other members of the Austrian School. Interventionism provides Mises's analysis of the problems of government interference in business from the Austrian School perspective. Written in 1940, before the United States was officially involved in World War II, this book offers a rare insight into the war economies of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy. Mises criticizes the pre-World War II democratic governments for favoring socialism and interventionism over capitalist methods of production. Mises contends that government's economic role should be limited because of the negative political and social consequences of the economic policy of interventionism. Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. He earned his doctorate in law and economics from the University of Vienna in 1906. In 1926, Mises founded the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research. From 1909 to 1934, he was an economist for the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. Before the Anschluss , in 1934 Mises left for Geneva, where he was a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies until 1940, when he emigrated to New York City. From 1948 to 1969, he was a visiting professor at New York University. Bettina Bien Greaves is a former resident scholar, trustee, and longtime staff member of the Foundation for Economic Education. She has written and lectured extensively on topics of free market economics. Her articles have appeared in such journals as Human Events, Reason, and The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. A student of Mises, Greaves has become an expert on his work in particular and that of the Austrian School of economics in general. She has translated several Mises monographs, compiled an annotated bibliography of his work, and edited collections of papers by Mises and other members of the Austrian School. Foreword -- Author's Preface -- Introduction -- The Problem -- Capitalism Or Market Economy -- The Socialist Economy -- The Capitalist State And The Socialist State -- The Interventionist State -- The Plea For Moral Reform -- Interference By Restriction -- The Nature Of Restrictive Measures -- Costs And Benefits Of Restrictive Measures -- The Restrictive Measure As A Privilege -- Restrictive Measures As Expenditures -- Interference By Price Control -- The Alternative: Statutory Law Versus Economic Law -- The Reaction Of The Market -- Minimum Wages And Unemployment -- The Political Consequences Of Unemployment -- Inflation And Credit Expansion -- Inflation -- Credit Expansion -- Foreign Exchange Control -- The Flight Of Capital And The Problem Of Hot Money -- Confiscation And Subsidies -- Confiscation -- The Procurement Of Funds For Public Expenditure -- Unprofitable Public Works And Subsidies -- Altruistic Entrepreneurship -- Corporativism And Syndicalism -- Corporativism -- Syndicalism -- War Economy -- War And The Market Economy -- Total War And War Socialism -- Market Economy And National Defense -- The Economic, Social, And Political Consequences Of Interventionism -- The Economic Consequences -- Parliamentary Government And Interventionism -- Freedom And The Economic System -- The Great Delusion -- The Source Of Hitler's Success -- Conclusions -- Reading References -- Index. Ludwig Von Mises ; Edited And With A Foreword By Bettina Bien Greaves. Originally Published In 1998 By Foundation For Economic Education, Inc. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [97]-98) And Index. Interventionism provides Mises's analysis of the problems of government interference in business from the Austrian school perspective. Written in 1940, before the United States was officially involved in World War II, this book offers a rare insight into the war economies of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy. Mises criticizes the pre–World War II democratic governments for favoring socialism and interventionism over capitalist methods of production. Mises contends that government's economic role should be limited because of the negative political and social consequences of the economic policy of interventionism. Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. Bettina Bien Greaves is a former resident scholar and trustee of the Foundation for Economic Education and was a senior staff member at FEE from 1951 to 1999. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes. "Interventionism" provides Mises' analysis of the problems of government interference in business from the Austrian-school perspective. Written in 1940, before the United States was officially involved in World War II, this book offers a rare insight into the war economies of Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy. Mises criticises the pre-World War II democratic governments for favouring socialism and interventionism over capitalist methods of production. Mises contends that government's economic role should be limited because of the negative political and social consequences of the economic policy of interventionism