The Theory of Money and Credit

In 1912, when Mises, at age thirty-one, wrote this landmark book, no monetary theory could be described as both securely founded on economic reality and properly incorporated into an analysis of the entire economic system. "The Theory of Money and Credit" opened new vistas. It integrated monetary theory into the main body of economic analysis for the first time, providing fresh...

In 1912, when Mises, at age thirty-one, wrote this landmark book, no monetary theory could be described as both securely founded on economic reality and properly incorporated into an analysis of the entire economic system. "The Theory of Money and Credit" opened new vistas. It integrated monetary theory into the main body of economic analysis for the first time, providing fresh new insights into the nature of money and its role in the economy. As the well-known "Austrian" economist Rothbard writes in his new foreword: "This book performed the mighty feat of integrating monetary with micro theory, of building monetary theory upon the individualistic foundations of general economic analysis."

路德维希·冯·米塞斯（1881-1973），20世纪著名的经济学大师，卓越的自由主义思想家。奥地利学派第三代掌门人，朝圣山学社成员。自由意志主义运动的主要代表人物，也是促成古典自由主义复苏的学者。被誉为是“奥地利学派的院长”。2000年被美国《自由》杂志评为“自由至上主义的世纪人物”。