Man, Economy, and State
1962 book by Murray Rothbard
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Man, Economy, and State: A treatise on economic principles is a 1962 book of Austrian School economics by Murray Rothbard (orig. abridged ed.).[a] It was originally intended as a textbook form of Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, but became its own treatise after he realized original work was needed to flesh out Mises' ideas.[2]
 First edition (volume I) | |
| Author | Murray Rothbard |
|---|---|
| Original title | Man, Economy, and State: A treatise on economic principles volume I[a] |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Economics |
| Publisher | D. van Nostrand (1962), Institute for Humane Studies (1981), Ludwig von Mises Institute (1993, 2004) |
Publication date | 1962 (abridged)[a] 1981, 1993, 2004 (full text) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 987 (abridged)[a] 1,506 (full text) |
| ISBN | 0814753809 |
| OCLC | 339220 |
| See also Rothbard (1970) Power and Market.[a] | |
According to Salerno, the book Power and Market: Government and the Economy "was originally written as the third volume of Man, Economy, and State, but was published separately eight years later".[3][4] It was reunited with the 4th edition of Man, Economy, and State in 2004 in the volume sub-titled "The Scholar's Edition" from the Ludwig von Mises Institute.[3][5] The author analyzes the negative effects of the various kinds of government intervention, and argues that the State is neither necessary nor useful.[citation needed]
Notes
- The original publisher deleted the final eight chapters from the original publication, so the 1962 book is effectively an abridged edition, although published instead as "Volume I".[1]: xliii In 1970, the abridged chapters were published as the title Power and Market.[1]: xliii The 2009[1] and later editions restore the chapters to a single volume, combining the discussion of both microeconomics and macroeconomics.