Socialism (Mises)
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Socialism (Mises)
| Author | Ludwig von Mises |
|---|---|
| Published | 1922 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Mises’s book-length case that a socialist economy cannot rationally allocate resources: having abolished markets in the means of production, it has no prices for them and so no way to compare alternative uses of capital. |
Socialism (Mises)
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, shared in March 2026, anchoring the Austrian School Economics sub-section: the school’s most consequential claim is the calculation argument, and this is where it is made at length rather than in an essay. Full transcription: The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
About this edition
Published in German as Die Gemeinwirtschaft in 1922 and in English as Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis in 1936. It extends Mises’s 1920 calculation argument into a full treatment covering property, the family, and the psychology of socialist enthusiasm.
Connections
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the curriculum this card came from.
- Socialism — the existing concept page; this is the book-length critique of it.
- Economics — the calculation problem as an economic argument rather than a moral one.
- Capitalism — the comparison case, defended here on informational grounds.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.