Ludwig von Mises 3 volume set

CONDITION: Flaws include some fading/scratches to the gilded page edges and possible minor tears/imperfections to the endpaper, the books are otherwise new.

This 3 volume set includes the following books by von Mises:

1) Omnipotent Government

This work is a brilliant expose of the evils of socialism. Having escaped the Nazi regime, von Mises is bold and unapologetic in his denunciation of the socialist worldview. For von Mises, the emergence and rise of etatism – the assertion of the state over all else – presents mankind with a stark choice: humanity or bestiality. There is no other alternative. Democracy and socialism are irreconcilable enemies. Where democracy upholds the innate dignity of man and embraces his genius and individuality, socialism seeks to impose upon, override, and finally abolish man’s ability to choose his own happiness.

2) Liberalism: The Classical Tradition

The great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises provides a concise and tightly-argued one volume defense of classical liberalism, focusing on the core concepts of private property, limited government, peace, and the free market.

This book presents the theoretical and practical arguments for liberalism in the classical tradition as defined by Mises as “the liberal doctrine of the harmony of the rightly understood interests of all members of a free society founded on the principle of private ownership of the means of production.” The foundation of liberalism, Mises says, rests on an understanding and appreciation of private property, social cooperation, the freedom idea, ethics and morality, democracy, and the legitimate role of government. Also in this book, Mises contrasts liberalism with other conceivable systems of social organization such as socialism, communism, and fascism.

3) Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution

Theory and History deals with the theory of economics, i.e.; the study of purposive human action, and with history, the record of the past actions of individuals. All actions are determined by ideas. Thoughts and ideas are "real things" Mises writes. "Although intangible and immaterial, they are factors in bringing about changes in the realm of tangible and material things."