Science, Technology, and Government

Download or read book Science, Technology, and Government written by Murray N. Rothbard and published by Ludwig von Mises Institute. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this previously unpublished manuscript, found in the Rothbard Archives, Rothbard deftly turns the tables on the supporters of big government and their mandate for control of research and development in all areas of the hard sciences. What R&D should be encouraged and funded, what inventions should be supported, and what areas should be given research grants, etc.? These decisions can only be decided by markets unburdened by government meddling and intervention. Rothbard shows that science best advances under the free market: the claims to the contrary of the centralizers are spurious. The best course of action for government is to get out of the way ...