[58] in libertarians
Laissez Faire Book News: COLLAPSE OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Whitten)
Tue Jul 5 14:49:47 1994
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 14:34:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chris Whitten <whitten@panix.com>
Apparently-To: <libertarians@mit.edu>
The editor of this collection, Professor Pete Boettke from NYU, and at
least one contributor, Steven Horwitz, are on this e-mail list. I saw a
manuscript for this collection myself and it is very well done.
Congratulations to both. --Chris
Billions of people suffer as politicians and bureaucrats
run the world's biggest countries into the ground
COLLAPSE OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
edited by Peter J. Boettke
(reviewed by Jim Powell)
This book presents a stunning indictment of politicians and
bureaucrats everywhere--communists, socialists, Keynesians, the
whole lot. As the authors explain, these characters almost always
seize power in the name of doing good, yet the consequences have
been misery for billions.
Contributors include Ralph Raico, George Ayittey, Wayne
Brough, Young Back Choi, Steve Hanke, Steven Horwitz, Shyam
Kamath, Shigeto Naka, David Osterfeld, Manisha Perera, Jan Prybyla,
Kurt Schuler, Parth Shah, Kiyokazu Tanaka and Mark Thornton. They
chronicle experience in China, India, Africa, Eastern Europe,
Japan and elsewhere.
They show how, during the 20th century, politicians and
bureaucrats controlled countries with the largest working
populations, plenty of talented people, natural resources and
geographical advantages. Every imaginable type of government
intervention was tried, from taxes, licensing and subsidies to
eminent domain, monopoly privileges, trade restrictions and
central planning. Even when politicians and bureaucrats had
absolute power to enforce their will, the result was
wretchedness, even mass murder.
In the standout essay, Raico displays great learning as he
explains how the relief of misery and creation of unprecedented
high living standards occurred where people developed the
institutions of a free society, especially private property and
strict limits on government power.
The book also provides extensive documentation which can
help you further pursue any of the issues discussed.
Book No. PO6108 (paperback) 334p. Publisher's price $20.00
Laissez Faire Price only $17.95
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Chris
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