A Life Among Austrians: An Interview With George Koether

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07/30/2014 Austrian Economics Newsletter George Koether

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Volume 20, Number 3 (Fall 2000)

George Kother is interviewed on his encounters with Ludwig von Mises and the evolution of Austrian Economics in the United States.

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Volume 20, Number 3 (Fall 2000) George Kother is interviewed on his encounters with Ludwig von Mises and the evolution of Austrian Economics in the United States.

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