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Ok, so if my understanding is correct, Higgs argues that World War II did in fact stimulate a recovery, just not in the sense that Keynesians believe. The war essentially allowed for a renewed confidence in America's ability to produce, which, in combination with "forced savings," allowed...
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During this weekend, we are planning to initiate Operation Panic Time in the Mises Wiki : a concerted push to create at least basic (stub) pages for pretty much every major panic, depression and economic crisis in history. More is always welcome, of course. Is anyone interested to join the effort? I...
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I am currently doing a dissertation on American foreign policy and at the moment I am reading William Appleman Williams The Tragedy of American Diplomacy . In it, he says that US expansionist policies gained support from industrialists and farmers in an effort to "open" and/or "find"...
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Wow, can't believe I missed this and it only got one response. Rothbard was a great economic historian, you can refer to the following works, available at Mises for free in various digital mediums and in print at the Store. America's Great Depression Free: http://mises.org/rothbard/agd.pdf Print...