Economic Causes of War

Economic Causes of War

From Audio Mises Wire by Mises Institute

April 28, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the economic factors that contribute to the outbreak of war under a system of private ownership.

Under a system of private ownership, in which the government's only function is to protect property rights, it is immaterial where the frontiers of people's country are drawn. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/economic-causes-war

Topics covered

  • economic theory
  • war
  • property rights
  • government
  • politics

Keywords

  • economic causes
  • war
  • private ownership
  • property rights
  • government function

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mises Institute

Books & works: Economic Causes of War

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