It Didn't Have to Be This Way (ePub)

“I am blown away by how much ground Harry Veryser covers in this important book, and how skillfully he covers it. I strongly recommend it.” —THOMAS E. WOODS JR., bestselling author of Meltdown


“Veryser’s lively and readable new book . . . shows how the current morass was the unavoidable outcome of specific policy decisions, some of which reach back decades—and how thinkers of the Austrian school of economics, exiled from academia and ignored by policymakers, accurately predicted how the crisis would come.” —The American Conservative
 
“Breathtaking in its scope and depth . . . I learned something new on every page—and you will, too.” —Mark Skousen, Forecasts & Strategies
 
“A book that not only tells all of us what we need to learn but also provides economists with truths they should never have forgotten.” —LAWRENCE W. REED, president of the Foundation for Economic Education

“An excellent book not only on Austrian economics but also on a century and a half of economic history.” —LEWIS E. LEHRMAN, cofounder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History


“Just what the economic doctor ordered to provide a way out of our mess and to prevent similar messes in the future.” —Shawn Ritenour, author of Foundations of Economics
 
“A much-needed look at the Austrian School of economics and why its lessons must be heeded at last.” —Ludwig von Mises Institute