Interventionism: An Economic Analysis

Ludwig von Mises was the leading exponent of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. He has long been regarded as a most knowledgeable and respected economist, even though his teachings were generally outside the mainstream. He wrote twenty-five books and hundreds of articles on human action, free markets, and political economy.

In Interventionism, Mises criticizes government interference in the market: regulations, wage and price controls, tariffs, special...