HAZLITT, Henry.

£4,500 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

The Conquest of Poverty. First edition inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To George Selgin with kindest regards Henry Hazlitt. Aug. 31, 1983". In The Conquest of Poverty, Hazlitt offers a sustained argument that free market economics is the best cure for poverty, countering arguments for welfare or the redistribution of wealth.The recipient (born 1957) is a leading American free-market economist, particularly vocal in promoting denationalized money; he cites Hazlitt as the figure who introduced him to the school. He is currently Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Cato Institute's Centre for Monetary and Financial Alternatives.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.