Economics is often used in literary studies, but rarely free market economics. Austrian economics, with its emphasis on subjective value (Menger), human action (Mises), spontaneous order and knowledge (Hayek), and entrepreneurship (Kirzner), seems a particularly fruitful source of ideas for literary studies.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Literature and the Economics of Liberty Reviewed in the Weekly Standard
James Seaton, a professor of English at Michigan State University, has reviewed Paul Cantor and Stephen Cox's Literature and the Economics of Liberty (Ludwig Von Mises Institute, 2010) in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard. The review is quite favorable to Austrian economics. Isn't it interesting and exciting to speculate that Austrian economics could appeal to neoconservative readers when studied through the framework of imaginative literature? I would link to the review, but TWS requires a paid subscription to view online content.
Never fear, Yahoo links it here.
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