Título: Defending the Undefendable
Autor: Walter Block
Sinopse: LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com Professor Block's book is in a new edition from the Mises Institute, completely reset and beautifully laid out in an edition worthy of its contents. It is among the most famous of the great defenses of victimless crimes and controversial economic practices, from profiteering and gouging to bribery and blackmail. However, beneath the surface, this book is also an outstanding work of microeconomic theory that explains the workings of economic forces in everyday events and affairs. Murray Rothbard explains why: "Defending the Undefendable performs the service of highlighting, the fullest and starkest terms, the essential nature of the productive services performed by all people in the free market. By taking the most extreme examples and showing how the Smithian principles work even in these cases, the book does far more to demonstrate the workability and morality of the free market than a dozen sober tomes on more respectable industries and activities. By testing and proving the extreme cases, he all the more illustrates and vindicates the theory." F.A. Hayek agreed, writing the author as follows: "Looking through Defending the Undefendable made me feel that I was once more exposed to the shock therapy by which, more than fifty years ago, the late Ludwig von Mises converted me to a consistent free market position. ... Some may find it too strong a medicine, but it will still do them good even if they hate it. A real understanding of economics demands that one disabuses oneself of many dear prejudices and illusions. Popular fallacies in economics frequently express themselves in unfounded prejudices against other occupations, and showing the falsity of these stereotypes you are doing a real services, although you will not make yourself more popular with the majority."
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Defending the Undefendable”, de Walter Block, publicado pela editora Ludwig von Mises Institute e em 2018, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Páginas: 0
Ano: 2018
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Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781933550176
ISBN13: 9781933550176
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Ludwig von Mises Institute apresentam um mergulho profundo no pensamento econômico e político, com forte ênfase na tradição austríaca e no liberalismo clássico. A leitura costuma ser densa e analítica, combinando rigor científico com debates históricos e filosóficos sobre o papel do Estado, a liberdade individual e os ciclos econômicos. Muitas obras exploram temas como a crítica ao intervencionismo estatal, a defesa do mercado livre e a análise das consequências das políticas públicas ao longo da história, desde o Império Romano até o século XX. O catálogo revela um equilíbrio entre textos mais teóricos e outros que adotam um tom mais acessível e narrativo, incluindo ensaios históricos e debates contemporâneos. Essa variedade permite que tanto leitores iniciantes quanto estudiosos encontrem material adequado para aprofundar seu entendimento.
