Omnipotent Government
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Omnipotent Government is a 1944 political and economic treatise by Ludwig von Mises that critiques totalitarianism, especially Nazism, and defends classical liberalism and free-market principles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain the rise of Nazism
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warn against state omnipotence ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Austrian School of economics ⓘ |
| author | Ludwig von Mises ⓘ |
| critiques |
central planning
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economic nationalism ⓘ state control of the economy ⓘ |
| defends |
individual rights
ⓘ
laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ limited government ⓘ private property ⓘ |
| genre |
classical liberalism
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economics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Nazi economic policy
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critique of interventionism ⓘ defense of liberalism ⓘ historical analysis of German nationalism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War II ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austrian economic theory
ⓘ
classical liberal tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
German nationalism
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Nazism ⓘ classical liberalism ⓘ economic planning ⓘ fascism ⓘ free-market economics ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ interventionism ⓘ national socialism ⓘ state omnipotence ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ war and economics ⓘ |
| positionOnClassicalLiberalism | supportive ⓘ |
| positionOnFascism | critical ⓘ |
| positionOnFreeMarket | supportive ⓘ |
| positionOnGovernmentIntervention | critical ⓘ |
| positionOnNazism | critical ⓘ |
| positionOnTotalitarianism | critical ⓘ |
| publicationPlace |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
19th century Europe
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World War II era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Ludwig von Mises