Titles in the Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises
EDITED BY BETTINA BIEN GREAVES
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality
Bureaucracy
Economic Freedom and Interventionism: An Anthology of Articles and Essays
Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
Interventionism: An Economic Analysis
Liberalism: The Classical Tradition
Nation, State, and Economy: Contributions to the Politics and History of Our Time
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War
On the Manipulation of Money and Credit: Three Treatises on Trade-Cycle Theory
Planning for Freedom: Let the Market System Work A Collection of Essays and Addresses
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis
Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution
The Theory of Money and Credit
The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method
EDITED BY RICHARD M. EBELING
Selected Writings of Ludwig von Mises
Volume 1: Monetary and Economic Policy Problems Before, During, and After the Great War
Volume 2: Between the Two World Wars: Monetary Disorder, Interventionism, Socialism, and the Great Depression
Volume 3: The Political Economy of International Reform and Reconstruction
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CONTENTS
Part 1. Austro-Hungarian Monetary and Fiscal Policy Issues Before the First World War
1. The Political-Economic Motives of the Austrian Currency Reform
2. The Problem of Legal Resumption of Specie Payments in Austria-Hungary
3. The Foreign Exchange Policy of the Austro-Hungarian Bank
5. The Fourth Issuing Right of the Austro-Hungarian Bank
6. Financial Reform in Austria
7. The General Rise in Prices in the Light of Economic Theory
8. On Rising Prices and Purchasing Power Policies
9. Disturbances in the Economic Life of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy During the Years 1912-1913
Part 2. Economic Policy Issues in the Midst of the Great War
10. On the Goals of Trade Policy
12. On Paying for the Costs of War and War Loans
13. Remarks Concerning the Problem of Emigration
Part 3. Austrian Fiscal and Monetary Problems in the Post-War Period
14. Monetary Devaluation and the National Budget
15. For the Reintroduction of Normal Stock Market Practices in Foreign Exchange Dealings
16. On Carl Menger’s Eightieth Birthday
17. How Can Austria Be Saved? An Economic Policy Program for Austria
18. The Claims of Note Holders upon Liquidation of the Bank
