Socialism

An Economic and Sociological Analysis

By: Ludwig von Mises

Narrated by: Bernard Mayes

Published in 1922 during those dark and dreary years of socialism’s near-complete triumph, Socialism stunned the socialist world. Mises has given us a profoundly important treatise that assaults socialism in all its guises, a work that discusses every major aspect of socialism and leaves no stone unturned. A few of the numerous topics discussed include the success of socialist ideas; life under socialism: art and literature, science and journalism; economic calculation under socialism; the ideal of equality; and Marx’s theory of monopolies.

With this monumental work, Mises laid the foundations for free society. Socialism has influenced scores of influential thinkers, including Friedrich Hayek, Ayn Rand, and Milton Friedman. It is read over and over again today, all over the world, inspiring throngs of new defenders of freedom.

©1981 Margit von Mises (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“This book must rank as the most devastating analysis of socialism yet penned…An economic classic in our time.” (Henry Hazlitt)

Difficult, but good!

This is a very difficult book to read. Not only are a lot of the references 50ish years old, but the structure of the book leaves a lot to be desired. Still, the content, once penetrated, is very good!

wonderful

A long walk worth taking. Von Mises dismantled socialism beyond repair. I highly recommend this book to all.

Written 100 years ago and more relevant today

If people had listened 100 years ago we could have saved the world so much misery.

Golden content from Mises but hard to listen to

Mises hits it out of the park with this book. a must read for any libertarian minded person. BUT the recording is atrocious. it's muffled and hard to hear at times. There are really bad cuts where the voice changes, and even a few times where there should have been an edit but wasn't. Complete amateur recording and editing. Will someone please re-record this so we can listen to a great work?

Such an important subject!

What did you love best about Socialism?

The information that is contained in this book is really important, especially in today's political climate.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

I'm interested in the information but it is hard to listen to.

Would you be willing to try another one of Bernard Mayes’s performances?

Not if they are like this performance.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

This performance was monotone and droning. It was hard to listen to to get the information from the book. I would rather have read it.