Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls

Eamonn F Butler, Robert L Schuettinger

ISBN 10: 1610166329 / ISBN 13: 9781610166324

Edité par Ludwig Von Mises, Institute, 2014

N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781610166324

Synopsis :

By special arrangement with the authors, the Mises Institute is thrilled to bring back this popular guide to ridiculous economic policy from the ancient world to modern times. This outstanding history illustrates the utter futility of fighting the market process through legislation. It always uses despotic measures to yield socially catastrophic results.It covers the ancient world, the Roman Republic and Empire, Medieval Europe, the first centuries of the U.S. and Canada, the French Revolution, the 19th century, World Wars I and II, the Nazis, the Soviets, postwar rent control, and the 1970s. It also includes a very helpful conclusion spelling out the theory of wage and price controls.This book is a treasure, and super entertaining!

Présentation de l'éditeur: By special arrangement with the authors, the Mises Institute is thrilled to bring back this popular guide to ridiculous economic policy from the ancient world to modern times. This outstanding history illustrates the utter futility of fighting the market process through legislation. It always uses despotic measures to yield socially catastrophic results. It covers the ancient world, the Roman Republic and Empire, Medieval Europe, the first centuries of the U.S. and Canada, the French Revolution, the 19th century, World Wars I and II, the Nazis, the Soviets, postwar rent control, and the 1970s. It also includes a very helpful conclusion spelling out the theory of wage and price controls. This book is a treasure, and super entertaining!

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls
Éditeur : Ludwig Von Mises, Institute
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : New