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Chapter 51 of 62 · Human Action by Ludwig von Mises

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Id, 12, 878

Ideal types, 5962, 252256, 194

Ideas, role of, ch. 9, pp. 177194

Ideology

influence of, 644

Marxian connotation of, 5, 74, 7879, 82, 207

ruling, 188

traditionalism and, 191192

world view and, 178187see also, Laissez faire

Imaginary construction

autistic, 244

exchange and, 202

method of, 237238

socialist society and, ch. 25, pp. 685693

state of rest and, 245251

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, 1516

Imputation, physical, 491

Income

capital and, 260261, 482

national, 218, 292n

prices and, 390391

problems of, 255n

wealth and inequality of, 285286, 731732, 836847

Index numbers, 221224, 439

Indian philosophies, 28

Individualism

methodological, 4143

versus collectivism, 152, 726

Individuals

action of, 4517, 403, 719725

changing features of, 4647

market and, 311316

monetary calculation and, 230

nature and, 1

society and, 143, 164165, 178179

Industrial democracy, 281, 809

Industrial Revolution, 8, 613619

Industrialism

process of, 619

Western, 497

Industry

booms and, 557

concentration of, 341

infant, 505507

location of, 506507, 510

modern, 587

processing, 341

Inequality

of men (inborn), 90, 134, 157, 173174, 837838

of wealth and income, 285286, 731732, 836847see also, Equality under law; Privileges; Restrictions

Infant industries argument, 505507

Inflation

catallactics and, 420

credit expansion and, 568

deflation and, 419421, 428, 564567, 779

domestic, 452

effects of, 545, 547563

engineering of, 783

European, 424

passive, 570n

progressing, 424425see also, Credit expansion; Cycle theory; Depression; Money

Inflationists

radical, 236

view on history, 463468

Inheritance and environment, 46

Insecurity, 847849

Instincts, 1516, 2628, 169

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

Insurance, 109, 112n

Integration of catallactic function, 252256

Interdictions, 13

Interest

computation of, 533534

credit expansion and trade cycle, ch. 20, pp. 535583

defined, 523

originary, 238, 427, 521, 523529, 531533, 545547, 548, 639, 842n

phenomenon of, 521523

problems of, 535536

productivity theory of, 263264, 522531

rate.ch. 19, pp. 521534

gross, 535542, 564567

height of, 529, 531

market, 536568

money relation and, 455459

neutral, 536, 538539

unpopularity of, 569570

Interests

class, 5, 81

harmony and conflict of, ch. 24, pp. 660684

“rightly understood,” 669678

vested, 269, 276, 334, 848

Interference, see, Interventionism

Interlocal exchange rates, 449455

International capital market, 498

International monetary cooperation, 473475

International Monetary Fund, 475, 785

International organization, 365, 683684, 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, 727729

crisis of, ch. 36, pp. 851857

end of, 854857

harvest of, 851

labor and, 610

legal tender legislation and, 777779

market economy hampered, Part 6, pp. 712857

market reaction to, 756761

method of, 312

monetary matters and, 468, 570

patterns of, 713715

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

policy of, 193, 471, 713715

price structure and, ch. 30, pp. 752773

production and, 655, 736, 800

public works and, 792

superhuman, 146

taxation and, 227; ch. 28, pp. 730735

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, 493495, 497499

government, 226, 841

inconvertible, 342, 391, 576

malinvestment, 391, 556558, 561

overinvestment, 556558

reluctance toward, 582

saving and, 517520see also, Capital goods; Entrepreneurs; Interest, rate; Production, factors of; Security; Speculating

Investor, mobility of, 514517

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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