Ludwig von Mises publishes Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, arguing that the free-market is not only superior to the most intricate government planning but also the very basis of a free and just society; economies grow best when individuals are allowed make economic decisions primarily based on self-interest and not in response to external stimuli.

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Richard Ebeling, “Ludwig von Mises’ Human Action: A 50th Anniversary Appreciation” The Freeman, 49 (September 1999): 32.

Human Action: The Scholars Edition – Human Action_3.pdf
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