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Collection Structure Mont Pèlerin Society records >  Mont Pèlerin Society meeting in Berlin, Germany
Item Title Mont Pèlerin Society meeting in Berlin, Germany
Collection Title Mont Pèlerin Society records
Date Created 1956-08/1956-09
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. Part 2: Description is currently unavailable. Part 3: Description is currently unavailable. Part 4: Description is currently unavailable. 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. Part 7: Description is currently unavailable. Part 8: Description is currently unavailable. 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.
Language(s) English German French
Country of Origin Germany
Format Sound Recording
Medium meetings
Hoover ID 81123_a_0005657
Record Number 81123.7
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8z09q3kw
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