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First published 1927

Social Economics

Social Economics by Friedrich von Wieser is available as a free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle download at freecapitalists.org.

Author
Friedrich von Wieser
First published
1927
Format
PDF, EPUB, and Kindle
Pages
492
Publisher
Adelphi Company, New York, NY
License
Public domain by publication date.

Austrian theory & method

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Yes. The complete 492-page PDF, EPUB, and Kindle downloads directly from this page (40.1 MB). There is no signup, no account and no paywall.
How long is Social Economics?
492 pages, 16 chapters, and about 226,285 words in the edition this archive serves.
Who wrote Social Economics?
Friedrich von Wieser (1851–1926) was an Austrian economist who studied law at the University of Vienna before reading Carl Menger’s Principles of Economics, which redirected him toward economics. This archive holds 2 of von Wieser's works.

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16 chapters · 226,285 words · free to read here

  1. Social Economics
  2. Foreword
  3. Translator's Preface
  4. Author's Preface
  5. Introduction
  6. Book I
  7. Book II
  8. Part I
  9. Part II
  10. Part III
  11. Part IV
  12. Book III
  13. Book IV
  14. Abbreviations
  15. Index
  16. About this edition
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About the author

Friedrich von Wieser 1851–1926

Friedrich von Wieser (1851–1926) was an Austrian economist who studied law at the University of Vienna before reading Carl Menger’s Principles of Economics, which redirected him toward economics. Read more about Friedrich von Wieser.

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Lectures that discuss Social Economics

Recorded talks in this archive that name this book, each linked to the moment it comes up:

  • Factor Prices Under Monopoly

    Xavier Méra · Austrian Scholars Conference 2010

    Murray Wieser hinted at this in his treatise, Social Economics, when he stated that, I quote, it seems impossible to imagine a combination of circumstances where a demand monopoly does not also amount to a monopoly of supply.

    Hear it at 8:55

  • 16. Between the Wars: From Re-formation to Exodus

    Eugen-Maria Schulak · The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions

    … recognition and networking encouraged the translation of further The standard works into English, including Wieser's Theorie der Gesellschaftlichen Wirtschaft, Social Economics, 1927, Hayek's Geldtheorie und Konjunkturtheorie, Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle, 1933, or the Theorie des Geldes und der …

    Hear it at 14:40

  • 7. Friedrich von Wieser: From Economist to Social Scientist

    Eugen-Maria Schulak · The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions

    It was presented comprehensively for the first time in Theorie der gesellschaftlichen Wirtschaft 1914, Social Economics.

    Hear it at 4:25

  • The Book That Saved Economics

    Joseph T. Salerno · The Manifesto of Liberty

    Since Wieser's book, which was later translated into English as Social Economics, was the first comprehensive treatise on economics produced by the Austrian School, this meant that the field of pure theory was now almost completely dominated by the general …

    Hear it at 17:00

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