The Austro-Libertarian Point of View: Essays on Austrian Economics and Libertarianism

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Alan G. Futerman Walter E. Block

The Austro-Libertarian Point of View

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Essays on Austrian Economics and Libertarianism

Alan G. Futerman, Walter E. Block

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Springer Verlag, Singapore
02 November 2021

Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; International economics; Political economy; Civil service & public sector

This book covers several areas of economic theory and political philosophy from the perspective of Austrian Economics and libertarianism. As such, it deals with Epistemology and Methodology, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, International Economics, Political Philosophy, Law and Public Policy, all from the Austro-libertarian perspective.

Hence, this book offers an integrated view of libertarianism and Austrian economics in the light of recent debates in the areas of economic science and political philosophy. Moreover, it builds from the foundations of the Austrian approach (epistemology and methodology), while the latter material deals with its application to the individual from the microeconomic perspective, which in turn allows an exploration of subjects in macroeconomics. Additionally, this work applies Austro-libertarianism to law, politics, and public policy. Thus, it offers a unified view of the entire approach, in a logical progression, allowing thereaders to judge this perspective in full.

Futerman and Block say that their book is not a manual, which I suppose it is not. But it is a collection of highly pertinent essays, from which you can understand what is mistaken in the orthodoxy of economics, law, and politics. The central term of art in Austrian economics is that phrase “human action.” It is the exercise of human will, not the blind bumping of one molecule against another or one organism against another, as in the physical sciences…

Futerman and Block distinguish Austrian economics as a scientific enterprise based on liberty of the will from “libertarianism” as an advocacy based on policies implied by such liberty. “Although Austrian economics is positive and libertarianism is normative,” they write, “this book shows how both are related; how each can support the other.” Indeed they do.

Deirdre N. McCloskey, PhD

UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics and ofHistory Emerita,

Professor of English Emerita,

Professor of Communication Emerita,

University of Illinois at Chicago

By: Alan G. Futerman, Walter E. Block
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Publication: Singapore
Edition: 2021 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 506g
ISBN: 9789811646904
ISBN 10: 9811646902
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 02 November 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Epistemology and Methodology.- 2. Microeconomics.- 3. Labor Economics.- 4. Macroeconomics.- 5. International Economics.- 6. Political Philosophy.- 7. Law.- 8. Public Policy.- 9. Final Thoughts.

Walter E. Block is Harold E. Wirth Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, College of Business, Loyola University New Orleans, and senior fellow at the Mises Institute. He earned his PhD in economics at Columbia University in 1972. He has taught at Rutgers, SUNY Stony Brook, Baruch CUNY, Holy Cross and the University of Central Arkansas. He is the author of more than 500 refereed articles in professional journals, two dozen books, and thousands of op eds. He lectures widely on college campuses, delivers seminars around the world and appears regularly on television and radio shows. He is the Schlarbaum Laureate, Mises Institute, 2011; and has won the Loyola University Research Award (2005, 2008) and the Mises Institute’s Rothbard Medal of Freedom, 2005; and the Dux Academicus award, Loyola University, 2007. Alan G. Futerman is Adjunct Professor of Institutional Economics at the University of the Latin American Educational Center (Rosario - Argentina). He has done research on economic theory from the perspective of the Austrian School of Economics, dealing with macro and microeconomics, as well as epistemology and the methodology of economics. He has contributed essays to journals such as International Journal of Finance & Economics, Journal of Financial Economic Policy, The Review of Austrian Economics, and lectured on economic subjects in congresses and seminars.

Reviews for The Austro-Libertarian Point of View: Essays on Austrian Economics and Libertarianism

“For those interested in Austrian economics and radical libertarianism, it is worth reading Futerman and Block’s book to see the benefits and hazards of their attempted integration.” (Jason Lee Byas, The Independent Review, Vol. 27 (3), 2022-2023)