Science, Technology, and Government - Softcover

Rothbard, Murray N.

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9781610166393: Science, Technology, and Government
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ISBN 10: 1610166396 ISBN 13: 9781610166393
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2015

Synopsis

In this previously unpublished manuscript, found in the Rothbard Archives, Rothbard deftly turns the tables on the supporters of big government and their mandate for control of research and development in all areas of the hard sciences. What R&D should be encouraged and funded, what inventions should be supported, and what areas should be given research grants, etc.? These decisions can only be decided by markets unburdened by government meddling and intervention. Rothbard shows that science best advances under the free market: the claims to the contrary of the centralizers are spurious. The best course of action for government is to get out of the way ...

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Ludwig von Mises Institute
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1610166396
ISBN 13 
9781610166393
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Paperback
Number of pages
128
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