An Austrian perspective on the history of economic thought
by Murray N. Rothbard · first published 1995
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…Monetarist POV. "The Great Crash, 1929" by Galbraith provides yet another (institutionalist/Post-Keynesian) POV. Rothbard was a pretty good scholar even if you completely disagree with him. His "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought" is a pretty good and well researched set of books.
on “China Trade Halts Locks Up $2.2 Trillion of Shares, Freezing Market” ↗For me they were: "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought" by Murray Rothbard This was great because of the history lesson packed into a book that's mostly about economics. I didn't realize how libertarian the economic thought of the east was until I read this…
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011” ↗…and y-axis=innovation model and go from say 18th century to now. I always enjoy history of economics books. I like the mainstream books but really enjoyed the perspective and research that went into "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought". I am not aware of any good history type books from a more pragmatic business oriented point of view. Thiel has some interesting insights and perspectives. Unfortunately that book probably wouldn't…
on “Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence [video]” ↗…the 20th century pretty much lay out that case, particularly with the twin a/b test of East/west Germany. If you want a complete history of economic thought according to he Austrian school, then 'An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought' gives a thorough background from Ancient times to now on the evolution of economic thought and how people came up with the answers to puzzles like why is water essentially valueless as compared to gold…
on “Fed Ends Zero-Rate Era” ↗