Socialism (book) explained
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis is a book by Austrian School economist and classically liberal thinkerhttps://oll.libertyfund.org/page/mises-on-the-foundations-of-classical-liberalism Ludwig von Mises, first published in German by in Jena in 1922 under the title Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus.
Translations
The book was first translated into English from the second reworked German edition (Jena: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1932) by J. Kahane and published by Jonathan Cape in London in 1936. In 1951 the translation was reworked with the assistance of the author and published by Yale University Press in New Haven with the addition of an epilogue by Mises, originally published in 1947 as Planned Chaos by the Foundation for Economic Education (Irvington, NY).
Publication history
In German
- Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus, Jena: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1922.
- Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus, Jena: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1932.[1]
- Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus, Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007. (reprint of 2nd German edition)
In Swedish
- Kapitalism och socialism i de liberala idéernas belysning. Stockholm: Norstedt, 1930.
In English
In Portuguese
- Socialismo: Uma Análise Econômica e Sociológica. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Konkin, 2022.
In Italian
- Socialismo: analisi economica e sociologica. Milano: Rusconi, 1990.
In Russian
- Sot︠s︡ializm: ėkonomicheskiĭ i sot︠s︡iologicheskiĭ analiz. Moskva: Obshchestvo "Catallaxy", 1994, 1999.
In Turkish
- Sosyalizm: İktisadi ve sosyolojik bir tahlil. Ankara: Liberte Yayınları, 2007.
In Chinese
- 社会主义 : 经济与社会学的分析 / She hui zhu yi : Jing ji yu she hui xue de fen xi. 中国社会科学出版社, Beijing : Zhongguo she hui ke xue chu ban she, 2008.
Reviews
- Van Sickle . John V . 1923 . Review of Ludwig von Mises, Die Gemeinwirtschaft, Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus . 1804583 . . 13 . 3. 533–536 .
- Schwiedland . E . 1923 . Review of Ludwig von Mises, Die Gemeinwirtschaft. Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus . 2223056 . . 33 . 131. 406–408 . 10.2307/2223056 . 2027/njp.32101068785573 . free .
- Stamp . J. C. . 1937 . Review of Ludwig von Mises, Socialism – An Economic and Sociological Analysis . 2548660 . . New Series . 4 . 14. 223–225 . 10.2307/2548660 .
- Knight . Frank H. . Frank Knight . 1938 . Review of Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis . 1827341 . . 46 . 2. 267–269 . 10.1086/255208 .
- Heimann . Eduard . 1938 . Review of Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis . . 195 . 233–235. 10.1177/000271623819500163 . 1021166 . 145546591 .
- Hayes . H. Gordon . 1937 . Review of J. Casey, The Crisis in the Communist Party and L. von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis . 1802093 . . 27 . 3. 624–625 .
External links
- Full text versions of Socialism, 1951 edition:
- Full text version in Portuguese, 2022 edition:
Notes and References
- Book: Mises, Ludwig von . Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus . 2 . Jena . Gustav Fischer . 1932 . Internet Archive.
