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Peter T. Leeson joins us this week to discuss rational choice theory as it applies to self-governance. What happens in the absence of government?We discuss the difference between government and governance, what it means to be stateless, and how anarchy is perceived in the world today.Show Notes and Further ReadingLeeson’s book on this topic is Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think (2014).Leeson cites Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (1949) as highly influential to his thinking.Here are a few other Free Thoughts episodes having to do with anarchy and self-governance:The Distinction Between Governance and Government with Edward StringhamThe Legacy of Roy A. Childs, Jr. with George H. SmithMust You Obey Government?The Problem of Political Authority with Michael Huemer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics by Ludwig von Mises had a profound effect on Charles Koch when he read it for the first time. Described as his “magnum opus,” this 900-page, 1949 treatise details a comprehensive, economics-based worldview on how people can live and work together peacefully – including what motivates us to act and […]Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/on-books/human-action-treatise-economics/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to On Books in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 1DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 2DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 3DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 4DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 5DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 5DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 4DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 3DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 2DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE
TAGS Austrian Economics OverviewHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 1DECEMBER 31, 2014Ludwig von MisesHuman Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.Download audio fileREAD MORE