Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
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"Human Action: A Treatise on Economics" is Ludwig von Mises’s seminal work of Austrian School economics, presenting a comprehensive, praxeological analysis of human behavior and market processes.
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| Human Action: A Treatise on Economics canonical | 1 |
| Misesian praxeology | 1 |
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Target entity: Human Action: A Treatise on Economics Target entity description: "Human Action: A Treatise on Economics" is Ludwig von Mises’s seminal work of Austrian School economics, presenting a comprehensive, praxeological analysis of human behavior and market processes.
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A.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
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B.
The Literature of Political Economy
The Literature of Political Economy is a 19th-century bibliographical and critical survey of economic writings compiled by Scottish economist John Ramsay McCulloch.
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C.
A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
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D.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
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E.
An Outline of the Science of Political Economy
An Outline of the Science of Political Economy is a foundational 19th-century treatise that helped formalize classical economic theory and methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics treatise ⓘ |
| author | Ludwig von Mises ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
all purposeful human behavior is rational in the sense of being means-ends oriented
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economics is a science of human action based on praxeology ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
government intervention in markets
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socialist economic planning ⓘ |
| field | political economy ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Liberty Fund edition
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Scholar’s Edition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Austrian School of economics
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surface form:
Austrian School economists
Hans-Hermann Hoppe ⓘ Israel Kirzner ⓘ Murray Rothbard ⓘ
surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
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| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of economic calculation under socialism
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comprehensive exposition of Austrian economics ⓘ critique of historicism in economics ⓘ systematic development of praxeology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Nationalökonomie: Theorie des Handelns und Wirtschaftens ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
apriorism
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praxeological method ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
catallactics
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human action axiom ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Nationalökonomie: Theorie des Handelns und Wirtschaftens ⓘ |
| structure | multi-part systematic treatise ⓘ |
| subject |
Austrian School of economics
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business cycle ⓘ capitalism ⓘ division of labor ⓘ economic calculation ⓘ economic liberalism ⓘ economics ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ interest theory ⓘ interventionism ⓘ market process ⓘ methodological individualism ⓘ money and credit ⓘ praxeology ⓘ price theory ⓘ socialism ⓘ subjective value theory ⓘ time preference ⓘ |
| supports | laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
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