Murray Rothbard

Also known as Murray Newton Rothbard, Murray N. Rothbard

American economist (1926–1995)

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Murray Newton Rothbard (1926–1995) was an American economist, philosopher, activist, and historian. Born and deceased in New York City, he was educated at Columbia University, where his doctoral advisor was Ludwig von Mises. His field of work included libertarianism and general economics, with a political ideology of anarcho-capitalism. He was a member of the Peace and Freedom Party and the Libertarian Party.

Rothbard worked for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Stern School of Business, and the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He wrote in English and is associated with works such as *Power & Market*, *For a New Liberty*, *Anatomy of the State*, *The Betrayal of the American Right*, and *America's Great Depression*. His death was caused by a myocardial infarction.

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Power & Market
For a New Liberty
Anatomy of the State
The Betrayal of the American Right
America's Great Depression

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: New York City
Occupation: economic historian
Educated at: Columbia University
Employer: New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Political party: Libertarian Party
Languages spoken: English language
Academic degree: doctorate
Doctoral advisor: Ludwig von Mises
Field of work: general economics
Image: MurrayBW.jpg
Political ideology: anarcho-capitalism

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date of birth: 1926-03-02
date of death: 1995-01-07
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cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Murray Newton Rothbard
writing language: English language
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Murray Newton Rothbard ( US: /ˈrɔːθbɑːrd/; March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School, economic historian, political theorist, and activist. Rothbard was a central figure in the 20th-century American libertarian movement, particularly its right-wing strands, and was a founder and leading theoretician of anarcho-capitalism. He wrote over twenty books on political theory, history, economics, and other subjects.

Rothbard argued that all services provided by the "monopoly system of the corporate state" could be provided more efficiently by the private sector and wrote that the state is "the organization of robbery systematized and writ large". He called fractional-reserve banking a form of fraud and opposed central banking. He categorically opposed all military, political, and economic interventionism in the affairs of other nations.

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