Monthly Archives: March 2020

Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom” – Lawrence H. White

Posted on March 21, 2020 by weblogbahamas

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) and Friedrich A. Hayek (1899–1992) were leading founders of the Austrian School of economics, and are counted among the twentieth century’s foremost champions of free markets and critics of socialism. This second CCA of the 2016-2017 … Continue reading →

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Crisis and Leviathan

Posted on March 16, 2020 by weblogbahamas

In Crisis and Leviathan, economist and historian Robert Higgs shows how Big Government emerged from responses to national emergencies that occurred as attitudes about the role of government were changing dramatically. In particular, governmental responses to the Great Depression, two … Continue reading →

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Marginal Revolution University (MRU) | Introduction to Economics

Posted on March 7, 2020 by weblogbahamas

Economics is much more than just numbers and graphs. In fact, we can use economics to explain much of what we encounter in our daily lives. For instance, why is customer service at your local restaurant usually better than that … Continue reading →

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The Prehistory of Public Choice

Posted on March 3, 2020 by weblogbahamas

Public choice looks at political activity from an economic point of view. This month we look at literature to explore how such thinking began. It’s often been asserted that the economic way of thinking is a very recent creation – … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Capitalists Are (Still) Wrong about History—and Much More

Posted on March 2, 2020 by weblogbahamas

The notion of late capitalism has been around since Karl Marx began his assault on free enterprise in the 19th century, although the term was officially coined by German economist Werner Sombart in his 1902 book "Der Moderne Kapitalismus." by … Continue reading →

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