First published 1960

Economic Point of View: An Essay in the History of Economic Thought

Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1976. First published: 1960.250 pagesISBN 9781610160643Updated January 12, 2012

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Author: Israel M. Kirzner
First published: 1960
Format: PDF and EPUB
Pages: 250
ISBN: 9781610160643
Publisher: Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1976. First published:
License: Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

Austrian theory & method History & biography

Israel Kirzner is an outstanding student of Mises's, and here is his sweeping defense of the Misesian definition of the scope and meaning of economic science. He compares the Misesian view of human action with the neoclassical and classical school, and contrasts their views on rationality, human choice, scarcity, and scientific method.

The book came out in 1960, before Rothbard's treatise and before the growth of the Austrian movement. It therefore exercised an important influence on the rising generation. Its contribution is to place the Misesian perspective within the context of the history of thought, demonstrating its unique contribution.

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Who wrote Economic Point of View: An Essay in the History of Economic Thought?: Israel M. Kirzner (born 1930) is an Austrian-American economist born in London who studied under Ludwig von Mises at New York University, earning his Ph.D. in 1957 and a faculty chair there in 1968. This archive holds 7 of Kirzner's works.

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11 chapters · 82,738 words · page numbers are this file's

Forewordp. 8
Introduction to the Second Editionp. 10
Author's Prefacep. 14
1. On Defining the Economic Point of Viewp. 22
2. The Science of Wealth and Welfarep. 41
3. The Science of Avaricep. 72
4. Economics, The Market, and Societyp. 92
5. Economic Affairs, Money and Measurementp. 112
6. Economics and Economizingp. 129
7. Economics as a Science of Human Actonp. 167
Author Indexp. 244

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Israel M. Kirzner b. 1930

Israel M. Kirzner (born 1930) is an Austrian-American economist born in London who studied under Ludwig von Mises at New York University, earning his Ph.D. in 1957 and a faculty chair there in 1968. Read more about Israel M. Kirzner.

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