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Socialism

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First published in German in 1922, Ludwig von Mises's Socialism is a comprehensive critique of central economic planning. Mises argues that without market prices a socialist economy cannot perform rational economic calculation, and defends capitalism as a system that serves consumers and the masses. The work ranges across ownership, family, ethics, and social reform, and remains a foundational text of the Austrian school.