Description Mises turned his attention to one of the great puzzles of all time: discovering why the intellectuals hate capitalism.
In the course of his narrative, he explains aspects of the market that have generally eluded even its defenders..
Mises shrewdly teases the anti-capitalist bias out of contemporary fiction and popular culture generally.
His comments on the resentment of the intellectuals cut very deeply.
All play a role in preventing people from seeing the self-evident benefits of economic freedom relative to controls.
Mises explores answers from a wide variety of angles, and discusses the nature of academic institutions, popular culture, and how vices like jealousy and envy affect theory.
Theresult is this socio-psycho-cultural analysis informed by economic theory.
Description Mises turned his attention to one of the great puzzles of all time: discovering why the intellectuals hate capitalism