The Commercial Society — A Review

Tags: Media and Culture, Taxes and Spending

12/30/2007 Mises Wire Sean Corrigan

For anyone interested, I have a review of Sam Gregg's new book, The Commercial Society: Foundations and Challenges in a Global Age, in the current issue of the University Bookman.

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