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Human Action

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Considered Ludwig von Mises's magnum opus, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics presents a comprehensive case for laissez-faire capitalism grounded in praxeology, his deductive science of human action. First published in English in 1949, it derives the laws of exchange, price formation, interest, and economic organization from the premise that human action is purposeful behavior aimed at removing unease. It is a cornerstone of the Austrian School of economics.