Re-reading Economics in Literature: A Capitalist Critical Perspectiveby Matt SpiveyLanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2021, 133 pp. David Gordon (dgordon@mises.org) is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute and editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies. Matt Spivey asks an important question. Literary critics

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