Vienna & Chicago Friends or Foes?: A Tale of Two School of Free-Market Economics

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In his new book, Vienna and Chicago, Friends or Foes? economist and author Mark Skousen debates the Austrian and Chicago schools of free-market economics, two schools in constant, heated disagreement in their theories of money, business cycle, government policy, and methodology.
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Overview

In his new book, Vienna and Chicago, Friends or Foes? economist and author Mark Skousen debates the Austrian and Chicago schools of free-market economics, two schools in constant, heated disagreement in their theories of money, business cycle, government policy, and methodology.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780895260291
  • Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc., An Eagle Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 1/28/2006
  • Pages: 306
  • Sales rank: 993,531
  • Product dimensions: 5.52 (w) x 8.52 (h) x 0.76 (d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction : a tale of two schools 1
2 Old and New Vienna : the rise, fall, and rebirth of the Austrian school 15
3 The imperialist Chicago school 55
4 Methodenstreit : should a theory be empirically tested? 99
5 Gold vs. Fiat money : what is the ideal monetary standard? 133
6 Macroeconomics, the Great Depression, and the business cycle 161
7 Antitrust, public choice and political economy : what is the proper role of government? 195
8 Who are the great economists? 223
9 Faith and reason in capitalism 251
10 The future of free-market economics : how far is Vienna from Chicago? 281
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