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Item Title Mont Pèlerin Society meeting in Berlin, Germany
Date Created1956-08/1956-09
Description

Part 1: Unidentified German speaker speaking in English on permanent inflation, the chairman, Hunold covering administrative issues, Professor Baudin speaking in French without translation, and Müller-Armack responding to permanent inflation and the policies of the German government.

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Part 5: unidentified French speaker, a woman speaking on the Cuban situation towards communism, an unidentified German speaker--with following English translation--on outlawing political parties, an unidentified English speaker on outlawing political parties, an unidentified German speaker and following English translation on implications of the industrial revolution, an unidentified English speaker on the difference between the Socialist and Communist parties in America, an unidentified speaker with a Mexican accent, an unidentified English speaker on the previous day’s issues, and an unidentified English speaker on Communism in Sweden.

Part 6: The majority is a discussion chaired by Ludwig von Mises about the welfare state. There are many speakers, most unidentified, including Mises and F.A. Hayek. Before this session on the tape, Mises talks on the uselessness of outlawing communist parties in fighting communism.

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Part 9: For the majority of this recording, Hayek discusses traditional liberalism. He identifies its past and how it relates to contemporary thought and trends. The overreaching theme of his talk, as he mentions at the beginning, is to analyze these things so that liberals can present their views without referring to the classical champions of the philosophy and increase the popularity of liberalism.

Part 10: Hayek excerpt, unidentified German speaker, discussion of administrative issues.

Country of Origin
FormatSound Recording
Medium meetings
Hoover ID81123_a_0005657
Record Number81123.7
RightsUsed with permission. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.

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