Economics books

Logseman · 03-10-2010, 04:09 AM

I know, I know, my reader may not be the best suited for economics books anyways... but I can't find anything to read on the topic, even to see how well or badly I can!!

I mean, it seems that Adam Smith, Ricardo, Say, Malthus, Marx and the rest of old economists are quite disappeared... or published in unusable e-editions. I don't pretend to read modern manuals in my MM, but I'd sure like to have a feel of the discursive economics which I favor. And sadly, I seem to be findind nothing from them, save for some Marx files.

Is there any site which lodges this kind of books?

clockworkzombie · 03-13-2010, 08:11 AM

Go to the Ludwig Von Mises institute. www.mises.org There you will find many excellent books.

You can purchase physical copies and a lot of the time you can download an electronic copy free of charge. Most of these are in PDF format.

Another location is the Online Library of Liberty. http://oll.libertyfund.org/ You can peruse their catalog and download files you are interested in and if you like you can order a DVD with 900 odd book contained in it, there are the Complete Works of Adam Smith for example.

I hope this helps.

Fledchen · 03-13-2010, 08:39 AM

You can try browsing Project Gutenberg by Library of Congress category. The following categories may be of interest. Just follow the link to the catalog page.

Social sciences: Economic theory, Demography

Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Special topics

Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production

Social sciences: Commerce

Social sciences: Finance

Social sciences: Public finance

Social sciences: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism

Logseman · 03-13-2010, 09:13 AM

Thanks a lot. I'd rather have them in ePub or fb2 which are friendlier to my PB (I've seen some of Mises.org's works in that format, but the site is hellish to navigate), but it is indeed helpful. I'll come back and tell my experience.

clockworkzombie · 03-15-2010, 03:57 PM

The Mises Institute is selling Human Action in hardback for $20.00. An incredible price. I paid $80.00 for mine 18 months ago.

Logseman · 03-15-2010, 04:07 PM

I'm reading it in the PDF supplied by the Liberty Fund ^^

Truth be told, I usually abhor reading PDF in my reader, but these ones look very fine and are decently edited (save for the bothering end-of-page mark pointing out at the Fund).

03-10-2010, 04:09 AM	#1
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Economics books I know, I know, my reader may not be the best suited for economics books anyways... but I can't find anything to read on the topic, even to see how well or badly I can!! I mean, it seems that Adam Smith, Ricardo, Say, Malthus, Marx and the rest of old economists are quite disappeared... or published in unusable e-editions. I don't pretend to read modern manuals in my MM, but I'd sure like to have a feel of the discursive economics which I favor. And sadly, I seem to be findind nothing from them, save for some Marx files. Is there any site which lodges this kind of books?

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03-13-2010, 08:11 AM	#2
clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	Go to the Ludwig Von Mises institute. www.mises.org There you will find many excellent books. You can purchase physical copies and a lot of the time you can download an electronic copy free of charge. Most of these are in PDF format. Another location is the Online Library of Liberty. http://oll.libertyfund.org/ You can peruse their catalog and download files you are interested in and if you like you can order a DVD with 900 odd book contained in it, there are the Complete Works of Adam Smith for example. I hope this helps.

03-13-2010, 08:39 AM	#3
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	You can try browsing Project Gutenberg by Library of Congress category. The following categories may be of interest. Just follow the link to the catalog page. Social sciences: Economic theory, Demography Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Special topics Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production Social sciences: Commerce Social sciences: Finance Social sciences: Public finance Social sciences: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism

03-13-2010, 09:13 AM	#4
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Thanks a lot. I'd rather have them in ePub or fb2 which are friendlier to my PB (I've seen some of Mises.org's works in that format, but the site is hellish to navigate), but it is indeed helpful. I'll come back and tell my experience.

03-15-2010, 03:57 PM	#5
clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	The Mises Institute is selling Human Action in hardback for $20.00. An incredible price. I paid $80.00 for mine 18 months ago.

03-15-2010, 04:07 PM	#6
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	I'm reading it in the PDF supplied by the Liberty Fund ^^ Truth be told, I usually abhor reading PDF in my reader, but these ones look very fine and are decently edited (save for the bothering end-of-page mark pointing out at the Fund).

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