Rothbard A to Z Th e Mises Institute dedicates this volume to all of its generous Supporters, and wishes to thank these, in particular: BENEFACTORS Anonymous; Conant Family Foundation; Remy Demarest; Richard J. Kossmann, MD Rui Antonio Lima; top dogTM; Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Turpanjian PATRONS Anonymous; Adam J. Bagby; F. William Ballou; Dr. John Bartel; David Capshaw Andrew S. Cofrin; Daniel L. Cummings; Douglas E. French and Deanna L. Forbush Kevin R. Griffi n; Jule R. Herbert, Jr.; Albert L. Hillman, Jr.; Dr. John A. Kasch John A. Kleiner; Linda J. Leith; Arthur L. Loeb; Joseph Edward Paul Melville, In Memory of Sidney and Madeline Melville; Gregory and Joy Morin; James Nardulli Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Peterson; Robert S. Ralston; Dr. Jeannette A. Richards Dr. and Mrs. Murray Sabrin; Brian Sharpe; Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Short; Joseph Vierra Don and Evy Warmbier; Dr. Th omas L. Wenck; Dr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Whitmore Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Woodul III DONORS Wesley and Terri Alexander; Harold V. Anagnos; Anonymous; John J. Baeza, In Memory of Lt. Robert L. Baeza, FDNY (ret.), USMC; Th e Bagger Jeff Barnes Dr. Carlo Albert Bosello; Roman J. Bowser, In Honor of Lew Rockwell Michael L. Burks; Carl S. Creager; Porter Davis; Justin Edwards; David J. Emery Eric Englund; Willard and Donna Fischer; Christopher Georgacas; George S. Gibbs; Philippe Granier; Simon Guenzl; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Guillot Charles F. Hanes; Wayne Harley; Sheldon Hayer, In Memory of William G. Hayer In Honor of Walter E. Block; James Johnston III; Alexandros Konstantinidis Alexandre Kral; Christopher J. Kuiper; Hunter Lewis and Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff Dr. Carl Liggio; Dr. Antonio A. Lloréns-Rivera; Peter Martinek; Mark McGrath, In Memory of Murray Rothbard; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace L. McKeehan; Brian E. Millsap Randall L. Minnis, In Honor of David Miles Down; Robert P. Moore; Th omas J. Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Murrah, In Honor of Lew Rockwell and Jeff Deist Mr. and Mrs. R. Nelson Nash; Jacob Nemchenok; Ernest L. Ortiz; Andrew Packer Paul F. Peppard; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Peterson; William Quilter Margaret P. Reed, In Memory of Dr. B. Gayle Twiname; Edward Reese Joan Riemer, In Memory of Martin J. Elser; Jorge F. Roca Arteta; Peter A. Roof Patrick Rosenwald; John F. Scheerer; Mircea H. Seferian; Henri Etel Skinner Carlton M. Smith; Danielle Spence, In Honor of Michael Spence; Richard L. Stees Dirck W. Storm; Stan and Dottie Sylvester; Zachary Tatum; Ryan Victor Mark Walker; Dr. J. Stanley Warford; Shawn M. Warswick; Jerry K. Williams Richard D. and Susan Williams; Brian J. Wilton; Jon Wolfenbarger; Nabeel Zafar Rothbard A to Z Compiled by Edward W. Fuller Edited by David Gordon M ISESI NSTITUTE AUBURN, ALABAMA Published 2018 by the Mises Institute Th is work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommer- cial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Mises Institute 518 West Magnolia Avenue Auburn, Alabama 36832 mises.org ISBN: 978-1-61016-700-0 CONTENTS PREFACE BY DAVID GORDON. xvii INTRODUCTION . xxi ACTION. .1 ADVERTISING . .4 ANARCHY . .6 ANIMALS. .9 ANTI-TRUST LAWS. .11 AQUINAS, THOMAS . .11 ARISTOTLE . .14 ART . .16 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. .18 BANKING . .19 BASTIAT, FRÉDÉRIC . .23 BENTHAM, JEREMY . .24 BIMETALLISM . .26 BÖHM-BAWERK, EUGEN VON . .27 BORDERS . .31 BUREAUCRACY . .32 BUSINESS CYCLE . .32 BUSINESSMEN . .41 v vi | Rothbard A to Z CANTILLON EFFECT. .42 CANTILLON, RICHARD . .45 CAPITAL . .47 CAPITALISM . .51 CAPITALISTS . .52 CARTELS . .57 CAUSE AND EFFECT . .60 CENTRAL BANK. .61 CHANGE . .67 CHARITY . .68 CHILDREN. .70 CHOICE . .76 CLASSES . .78 CLASSICAL LIBERALISM. .82 COERCION . .85 COMPETITION . .86 CONSCIOUSNESS . .88 CONFLICT . .88 CONSCRIPTION. .90 CONSERVATION . .93 CONSTITUTION . .98 CONSUMER . .101 CONTRACT . .104 CORRUPTION . .106 COSTS . .107 COUNTERFEITING . .110 CREDIT . .114 CREDIT EXPANSION . .117 CREDITORS AND DEBTORS . .121 CRIME . .122 Rothbard A to Z | vii DEFICITS . .125 DEFLATION . .129 DEMOCRACY . .132 DEMONSTRATED PREFERENCE. .137 DEPOSIT INSURANCE . .138 DEVELOPMENT. .139 DISTRIBUTION . .141 DIVISION OF LABOR . .142 DRUGS . .145 ECONOMETRICS . .147 ECONOMIC CALCULATION . .148 ECONOMIC GROWTH. .150 ECONOMICS . .152 ECONOMISTS . .156 EDUCATION . .159 EFFICIENCY . .166 ELITES . .166 EMPIRICISM . .167 ENTREPRENEUR . .171 ENVIRONMENT . .174 ENVY . .175 EQUALITY . .175 EQUILIBRIUM . .182 ETHICS . ..