First published 1947
Planned Chaos
Planned Chaos by Ludwig von Mises is available as a free PDF and EPUB download at freecapitalists.org.
- Ludwig von Mises
- First published
- 1947
- Format
- PDF and EPUB
- Pages
- 43
- ISBN
- 9781933550602
- License
- Still in copyright: this work was published in the 1932-1963 window when US copyright had to be renewed after 28 years, and a renewal for it was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.
The state & socialism Austrian theory & method
This new edition (completely reset) of Planned Chaos features a new introduction by Chris Westley of Jacksonville State University. The introduction brings this classic up to date - not that it has ever fallen out of date or ever will.
The title comes from Mises's description of the reality of central planning and socialism, whether of the national variety (Nazism) or the international variety (communism). Rather than create an orderly society, the attempt to central plan has precisely the opposite effect. By short-circuiting the price mechanism and forcing people into economic lives contrary to their own chosing, central planning destroys the capital base and creates economic randomness that eventually ends in killing prosperity.
This important work was written decades after Mises's original essay on economic calculation and includes the broadest and boldest attack on all forms of state control.
The contents of this volume include:
- Introduction by Chris Westley
- Introductory Remarks
- 1. The Failure of Interventionism
- 2. The Dictatorial, Anti-democratic and Socialist Character of Interventionism
- 3. Socialism and Communism
- 4. Russia's Aggressiveness
- 5. Trotsky's Heresy
- 6. The Liberation of the Demons
- 7. Fascism
- 8. Nazism
- 9. The Teachings of the Soviet Experience
- 10. The Alleged Inevitability of Socialism
Questions
About this book and this copy
- Is Planned Chaos free to download?
- Yes. The complete 43-page PDF and EPUB downloads directly from this page (1.1 MB). There is no signup, no account and no paywall.
- How long is Planned Chaos?
- 43 pages and 12 chapters in the edition this archive serves.
- Is Planned Chaos in the public domain?
- No. US works published between 1932 and 1963 kept copyright past 28 years if someone filed a renewal, and a renewal for this work was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.
- Who wrote Planned Chaos?
- Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economic thought, a prodigious originator in economic theory, and a prolific author. This archive holds 55 of von Mises's works.
What's in it
12 chapters · page numbers are this file's
- Title Page / Contentsp. 2
- Introductory Remarksp. 3
- 1. The Failure of Interventionismp. 4
- 2. The Dictatorial, Anti-Democratic and Socialist Character of Interventionismp. 7
- 3. Socialism and Communismp. 13
- 4. Russia's Aggressivenessp. 19
- 5. Trotsky's Heresyp. 23
- 6. The Liberation of the Demonsp. 26
- 7. Fascismp. 30
- 8. Nazismp. 33
- 9. The Teachings of Soviet Experiencep. 35
- 10. The Alleged Inevitability of Socialismp. 39
Further reading: Planned Chaos on The Austrian Economics Wiki.
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