The Panic of 1819: Reactions and Policies - Softcover

Rothbard, Murray N

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607964775 ISBN 13: 9781607964773

Publisher: BN Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The Panic of 1819 was America's first great economic crisis. And this is Rothbard's masterful account, the first full scholarly book on the topic and still the most definitive. Rothbard tells the story about a disaster that could not be attributed to some specific government blunder or disaster. It seemed to originate from within the economic system itself. Its cause was not obvious to observers at the time. Confronted with something new, the Panic engendered much discussion and debate about possible causes and remedies. As Rothbard observes, the panic provides "an instructive picture of a people coming to grips with the problems of a business depression, problems which, in modified forms, were to plague Americans until the present day." There were many cranky and contradictory remedies proposed, and Rothbard reviews each one. But in the end, there was no widespread confusion on what caused the downturn. Instead, it was widely known that a false prosperity is a very dangerous thing. It always turns to bust.

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About the Author

The author of numerous books, the late Murray N. Rothbard (1926-1995) was the S. J. Hall Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Academic Vice President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: BN Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1607964775
• ISBN 13: 9781607964773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292