Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) was a libertarian economist who extended the [[Austrian School of Economics]] to broader opposition to government. For example, Rothbard defended large, private firms (unlike many economists, Rothbard rejected the idea of free market [[monopolies]] <ref>http://mises.org/rothbard/mespm.PDF</ref>) while most economists view them as harmful.<ref>http://www.mises.org/story/1800</ref>
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Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) was a [[libertarian]] economist who extended the [[Austrian School of Economics]] to broader opposition to government. For example, Rothbard defended large, private firms (unlike many economists, Rothbard rejected the idea of free market [[monopolies]] <ref>http://mises.org/rothbard/mespm.PDF</ref>) while most economists view them as harmful.<ref>http://www.mises.org/story/1800</ref>
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Rothbard is praised by the Mises Institute, which continues to promote his work.
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Rothbard is praised by the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], which continues to promote his work. Three of Rothbard's most famous books are ''[[For a New Liberty]]'', ''[[Man, Economy and State]]'', and ''[[The Ethics of Liberty]]''.