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All told, The Scholars Edition looks exactly like the classic work it is, ready for a lifetime (or two) of use. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMises himself wrote the following by way of explanation of why he wrote the book: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEconomics does not allow any breaking up into special branches. It invariably deals with the interconnectedness of all phenomena of acting and economizing. All economic facts mutually condition one another. Each of the various economic problems must be dealt with in the frame of a comprehensive system assigning its due place and weight to every aspect of human wants and desires. 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