Omnipotent government : the rise of the total state and total war / Ludwig von Mises ; edited and with a foreword by Bettina Bien Greaves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881-1973.

Contributor:

Greaves, Bettina Bien.

Series:

Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881-1973. 2005. Works.

Liberty Fund library of the works of Ludwig von Mises

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Totalitarianism.

National socialism.

Economic policy.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published in 1944, during World War II, Omnipotent Government was Mises's first book written and published after he arrived in the United States. In this volume Mises provides in economic terms an explanation of the international conflicts that caused both world wars. Although written more than half a century ago, Mises's main theme still stands: government interference in the economy leads to conflicts and wars. According to Mises, the last and best hope for peace is liberalism--the philosophy of liberty, free markets, limited government, and democracy. 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 .

Contents:

part I. The collapse of German liberalism

part II. Nationalism

part III. German Nazism

part IV. The future of western civilization.

Notes:

"Firstitle pageblished in 1944 by Yale University Press"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 14, 2013).

ISBN:

1-61487-894-3

OCLC:

844727844