Why Marx Never Figured Out How to Distribute Goods in a Socialist Society

Tags: Calculation and Knowledge, Subjectivism

12/04/2020 Antony Sammeroff

Contra Marx, Mises understood that human desires and needs are not determined merely by biology.

Original Article: “Why Marx Never Figured Out How to Distribute Goods in a Socialist Society“.

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