1. The First Philosopher-Economists: the Greeks
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Pages 3-10 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Pages 3-10 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
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From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Pages 47-64 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Pages vii-xiii in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume I. Pages 99-116 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
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In general, moreover, Keynesian proposals for "compensatory" policies follow Marxian socialism in seeking to force individuals to obey the rule, "From everyone according to his abilities, to everyone according to his needs." Arguments and theories used to support these proposals are essentially Marxian.
The New Deal is the American manifestation of the worldwide trend which produced fascism, communism and British socialism. It results from the desire of man to escape individual responsibility, to lean upon the all-powerful state and to trade his freedom for the politician's promise of security.