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Value freedom, laissez faire, Mises, and Rothbard: a comment on Professor Gunning.

From: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology  |  Date: 7/1/2005  |  Author: Block, Walter

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Introduction

ALTHOUOH THERE ARE ELEMENTS of Gunning (2005) with which I shall take issue, I want to begin by enthusiastically welcoming its publication. Gunning discusses the views of Rothbard and Mises on normative and positive economics, and their relationships. Since the latter two are giants in the field of laissez-faire studies, any focus on their vastly underappreciated work is thus presumptively an important contribution to the literature. Second, it is very ...

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