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Chapter 51 of 62 · Human Action by Ludwig von Mises

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Id, 12, 878

Ideal types, 59–62, 252–256, 194

Ideas, role of, ch. 9, pp. 177–194

Ideology

influence of, 644

Marxian connotation of, 5, 74, 78–79, 82, 207

ruling, 188

traditionalism and, 191–192

world view and, 178–187see also, Laissez faire

Imaginary construction

autistic, 244

exchange and, 202

method of, 237–238

socialist society and, ch. 25, pp. 685–693

state of rest and, 245–251

stationary economy and, 251, 256, 292see also, Equilibrium; Evenly rotating economy

Import and export

of money, 448, 475, 785see also, International Monetary Fund; Trade

Impoverishment and booms, 562, 574

Impulses, 15–16

Imputation, physical, 491

Income

capital and, 260–261, 482

national, 218, 292n

prices and, 390–391

problems of, 255n

wealth and inequality of, 285–286, 731–732, 836–847

Index numbers, 221–224, 439

Indian philosophies, 28

Individualism

methodological, 41–43

versus collectivism, 152, 726

Individuals

action of, 45–17, 403, 719–725

changing features of, 46–47

market and, 311–316

monetary calculation and, 230

nature and, 1

society and, 143, 164–165, 178–179

Industrial democracy, 281, 809

Industrial Revolution, 8, 613–619

Industrialism

process of, 619

Western, 497

Industry

booms and, 557

concentration of, 341

infant, 505–507

location of, 506–507, 510

modern, 587

processing, 341

Inequality

of men (inborn), 90, 134, 157, 173–174, 837–838

of wealth and income, 285–286, 731–732, 836–847see also, Equality under law; Privileges; Restrictions

Infant industries argument, 505–507

Inflation

catallactics and, 420

credit expansion and, 568

deflation and, 419–421, 428, 564–567, 779

domestic, 452

effects of, 545, 547–563

engineering of, 783

European, 424

passive, 570n

progressing, 424–425see also, Credit expansion; Cycle theory; Depression; Money

Inflationists

radical, 236

view on history, 463–468

Inheritance and environment, 46

Insecurity, 847–849

Instincts, 15–16, 26–28, 169

Institutionalism, 62, 66, 206, 636n, 643, 697, 755

Insurance, 109, 112n

Integration of catallactic function, 252–256

Interdictions, 13

Interest

computation of, 533–534

credit expansion and trade cycle, ch. 20, pp. 535–583

defined, 523

originary, 238, 427, 521, 523–529, 531–533, 545–547, 548, 639, 842n

phenomenon of, 521–523

problems of, 535–536

productivity theory of, 263–264, 522–531

rate.ch. 19, pp. 521–534

gross, 535–542, 564–567

height of, 529, 531

market, 536–568

money relation and, 455–459

neutral, 536, 538–539

unpopularity of, 569–570

Interests

class, 5, 81

harmony and conflict of, ch. 24, pp. 660–684

“rightly understood,” 669–678

vested, 269, 276, 334, 848

Interference, see, Interventionism

Interlocal exchange rates, 449–455

International capital market, 498

International monetary cooperation, 473–475

International Monetary Fund, 475, 785

International organization, 365, 683–684, 817

International trade, 160, 392, 446, 737, 741

Interventionism

acquisition of wealth and, 310

advocates of, 365

banking and, 437, 444

depression, contracyclical policies and, 792

confiscatory, 802

consumption and, 727–729

crisis of, ch. 36, pp. 851–857

end of, 854–857

harvest of, 851

labor and, 610

legal tender legislation and, 777–779

market economy hampered, Part 6, pp. 712–857

market reaction to, 756–761

method of, 312

monetary matters and, 468, 570

patterns of, 713–715

planning, 104n, 113, 672, 696, 725, 784

policy of, 193, 471, 713–715

price structure and, ch. 30, pp. 752–773

production and, 655, 736, 800

public works and, 792

superhuman, 146

taxation and, 227; ch. 28, pp. 730–735

war and, 821see also, Cartels; Government; Nationalism; New Deal; Socialism

Intolerance, 148

Intuition, 84

Inventions, 508

Investments

boom and, 574

capital, 342, 369, 378

convertibility and, 499, 505, 510

foreign, 493–495, 497–499

government, 226, 841

inconvertible, 342, 391, 576

malinvestment, 391, 556–558, 561

overinvestment, 556–558

reluctance toward, 582

saving and, 517–520see also, Capital goods; Entrepreneurs; Interest, rate; Production, factors of; Security; Speculating

Investor, mobility of, 514–517

Iron

gold and, 121

law of wages, 20n, 601, 739

Irrationalism, 5, 6, 7, 12, 18, 89, 95, 102, 104, 173, 185, 314, 880see also, Rationalism

Human Action

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