An Essay on Economic Theory

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08/28/2010 Mark Thornton Jeffrey A. Tucker

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Mark Thornton, senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and editor of the new translation of Richard Cantillon’s 1755 masterpiece, An Essay on Economic Theory. Recorded 27 August 2010. [29:17]

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