ECONOMICS

Menger: Principles of Economics.

Carl Menger's 1871 book rebuilds economics from goods, needs, causality, scarcity, and subjective value. These chapter studies present Menger's foundations alongside commentary from Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk, Ludwig von Mises, and F.A. Hayek.

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Chapters

Part I: Foundations of Economic Goods

Chapter 1: The General Theory of the Good

Needs, causal connection, knowledge, and command

5 sections

Part I: Foundations of Economic Goods

Chapter 2: Economy and Economic Goods

Scarcity, requirements, available quantities, and economizing

5 sections

Part II: Value and Marginal Utility

Chapter 3: The Theory of Value

Importance, marginal dependence, and subjective valuation

4 sections

Part III: Exchange and Price Foundations

Chapter 4: The Theory of Exchange

Mutual gain, reverse valuations, and the limits of trade

4 sections