Austrian Economics Wiki:About

Mises Wiki is a web-based, free-content project dedicated to the advancement of the Austrian School of Economics and related thought. Its content is written collaboratively by volunteers, and anyone can add to and edit Mises Wiki articles.

Mises Wiki was established on November 5, 2010. As of today, there are 1,416 articles, 961 users, 6 active users in the last 30 days, 16 admins, and Template:NUMBEROFVIEWS views.

We encourage all users to contribute, remembering that the best contributions are verifiable against a published source and are written from an Austrian point of view. Encyclopedia-type contributions should not contain editor opinions, as such, nor original, unreviewed research. We also ask that contributors comply, insofar as is possible, with existing laws and regulations concerning copyright. However, no edit can permanently damage Mises Wiki, because mistakes can be easily reversed. Just click the "edit" link at the top of any editable page to begin.

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Exploring Mises Wiki

Mises Wiki is currently in development—every day, new articles are created and changes are made. To find articles, use the search box on the left side of the screen, or click "Random Page" to find something new.

Using Mises Wiki as a research tool

Readers of Mises Wiki need to know that not all of its articles are of encyclopedic quality, and that many subjects are poorly represented. However, because changes and additions are easy to make, we are confident that our encyclopedia will grow into a valuable research tool for all students of the Austrian School of Economics and libertarianism in general.

The ideal Mises Wiki article clearly and concisely presents the Austro-libertarian perspective, contrasting it with opposing views, and being careful to provide verifiable information.

About Mises Wiki

Mises Wiki is still in its developmental stages, and as such, it does not have firm rules. Its parent, the Mises Institute, remains its guiding force. We don't want an encyclopedia only and we don't want just opinion pieces. We want it to be a guide to learning and studying; an archive of important and useful information; a documented assembly of important facts and figures and narratives; a valuable resource for discovery what is going on and what people think; most importantly, we don't want the scope limited. And we hope that this wiki can eventually come to replace major sections of Mises.org itself.

Mises Wiki vs. Wikipedia

Unlike Wikipedia, Mises Wiki is focused on a particular subject area, and it does not attempt to adhere to a policy of neutrality. This gives Mises Wiki editors the freedom to develop articles related to Austro-libertarianism with others who share similar worldviews.

However, this does not mean that Mises Wiki is limited to topics typically considered to be part of the Austrian School of Economics or libertarianism in general. Instead, the content of any topic can be developed, so long as it furthers the goals of Mises Wiki.

While Mises Wiki is more focused than Wikipedia, and does not require neutrality, the ideas of the Austrian School and libertarianism are not uniform—in fact, among the members of both of these groups there is strong disagreement on many topics. Therefore, articles should use verifiable, reliable sources to compare and contrast the various views within the classical liberal tradition.

Furthermore, many readers may come from other political and economic backgrounds. To encourage them to learn more and ultimately accept Austro-libertarianism, Mises Wiki articles should be accessible to non-Austrians and should attempt to provide a bridge from their worldview—whether neo-conservative, Keynesian, Green, or anything else—to Austro-libertarian views.