Introduction : Vienna and Chicago, a tale of two schools -- Old and new Vienna : the rise, fall, and rebirth of the Austrian school -- The imperialistic Chicago school -- Methodenstreit : should a theory be empirically tested? -- Gold vs. fiat money : what is the ideal monetary standard? --...

"A group history of the Austrian School of Economics, from the coffeehouses of imperial Vienna to the modern-day Tea Party. The Austrian School of Economics-a movement that has had a vast impact on economics, politics, and society, especially among the American right-is poorly understood by...