Hayek, Strauss, and the Political Waltz From: Freeman | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Hood, John | Copyright Foundation for Economic Education, Incorporated Jun 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Here's a little trivia question for you: name an important innovation of the 1870s that continues to influence our lives today. The innovation occurred in Austria, or more specifically, in Vienna. While it was greeted throughout continental Europe as something new and exciting, a more accurate description would be that it was a new twist on a traditional idea dating back to at least the thirteenth century and having its roots in several European countries. But having been updated and expresse...

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