Murray Rothbard

Rothbard was not only an economic theorist, but an economic historian of considerable stature. He is one of the few economic authors who have studied and presented the pre-Smithian economic schools, such as the scholastics and the physiocrats.

His books include "Man, Economy and the State", Power and Market, America's Great Depression

See also:

• "Murray N. Rothbard: A Legacy of Liberty (http://www.rothbard.org/mnr.asp)" by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. (http://www.lewrockwell.com/)
• "Why anarcho-capitalism is a non-starter (http://www.khcc.org.uk/la/FL-1-2-2.pdf)", a criticism of Rothbard by Geoffrey Sampson
• BlackCrayon.com: People: Murray Rothbard (http://www.blackcrayon.com/people/rothbard/)