This classic by one of the 20th century's leading libertarian thinkers has established itself beside the works of Orwell and others as a timeless meditation on the relationship between human freedom and government authority. Hayek argues that empowering government with increasing economic control leads not to utopia but to horrors such those seen in Nazi Germany.
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This classic by one of the 20th century's leading libertarian thinkers has established itself beside the works of Orwell and others as a timeless meditation on the relationship between human freedom and government authority. Hayek argues that empowering government with increasing economic control leads not to utopia but to horrors such those seen in Nazi Germany.
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The cover is clean but does show some wear. This book is in VERY GOOD condition. The cover and spine are solid, with minimal wear associated with shelved books. The interior pages are excellent, with no markings or highlighting. Page edges should be clean. No additional materials such as disks or codes are included, unless otherwise stated. Ships only in the US using Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer! This book has received some water damage. Some of the pages may be wavey or slightly stained, but still legible and in fairly good condition.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. 1994, The University of Chicago Press. New Introduction by Milton Friedman. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Spine head compressed, a bit wrinkled, else as new. F. A. Hayek's timeless meditation on the relation between individual liberty and government authority, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. 274 pp. Biographical Note and Index. 8vo. 1994, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
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Fair. 274p. A softcover book in excellent reading condition. Underlining in pen on several pages, but the majority of the text is clean and the binding is tight. Externally like new. Introduction to this edition by Milton Friedman.
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Very good. Glued binding. xlii, 274 p. Occasional footnotes. Bibliographical Note. Index. Introduction by Milton Friedman. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Friedrich Hayek (8 May 1899-23 March 1992), born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Gunnar Myrdal for his "pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and...penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena." Hayek was a major social theorist and political philosopher of the twentieth century, and his account of how changing prices communicate information which enables individuals to co-ordinate their plans is widely regarded as an important achievement in economics, leading to his Nobel Prize. Hayek spent most of his academic life at the London School of Economics (LSE), the University of Chicago, and the University of Freiburg. He was the first recipient of the Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize in 1984. He also received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 from President George H. W. Bush. "A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century." Friedrich Hayek (8 May 1899 23 March 1992), born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek and frequently referred to as F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian and British economist and philosopher best known for his defense of classical liberalism. The Road to Serfdom is a book written between 1940 and 1943 by Austrian-born economist and philosopher Friedrich von Hayek, in which he "[warns] of the danger of tyranny that inevitably results from government control of economic decision-making through central planning." He further argues that the abandonment of individualism and classical liberalism inevitably leads to a loss of freedom, the creation of an oppressive society, the tyranny of a dictator, and the serfdom of the individual. Hayek challenged the general view among British academics that fascism (including National Socialism) was a capitalist reaction against socialism. He argued that fascism, National Socialism and socialism had common roots in central economic planning and empowering the state over the individual. Since its publication in 1944, The Road to Serfdom has been an influential and popular exposition of market libertarianism. The Road to Serfdom was to be the popular edition of the second volume of Hayek's treatise entitled "The Abuse and Decline of Reason", [4] and the title was inspired by the writings of the 19th century French classical liberal thinker Alexis de Tocqueville on the "road to servitude". The book was first published in Britain by Routledge in March 1944, during World War II, and was quite popular, leading Hayek to call it "that unobtainable book", also due in part to wartime paper rationing. It was published in the United States by the University of Chicago Press in September 1944 and achieved great popularity. At the arrangement of editor Max Eastman, the American magazine Reader's Digest published an abridged version in April 1945, enabling The Road to Serfdom to reach a wider popular audience beyond academics. The Road to Serfdom has had a significant impact on twentieth-century conservative and libertarian economic and political discourse, and is often cited today by commentators.
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Minimal signs of wear. Corners and cover may show wear. May contain highlighting and or writing. May be missing dust jacket. May not include supplemental materials. May be a former library book.
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Relevant to our times. Provides a good perspective.
Sidney J
Jan 5, 2012
A must read for economic conservatives
This book is a classic and I must say after reading it I was spurred on to even more serious pursuit of information on the subject of government interference in U.S. economics.
Mark S
Jun 9, 2011
Individual liberty v. Government control
F. A. Hayek lived through and escaped from a government that became socialist and, inevitably, totalitarian. The paralells in "The Road to Serfdom", which was published in 1944, with waht is happening today in Europe and America are uncanny. The propaganda, the confusion of the meanings of words, the corruption and lies so rampant today. We need to wake up. This book is a great place to start.
jackie1
Aug 19, 2010
Full of factual information
I found this book fascinating but difficult to read. You really have to pay attention and not let your mind wander or you will miss the point. This is a book all freedom loving people should read if they want to retain their freedom.
forepaugh
Apr 30, 2007
Economics 101
Although this book would be a slog for most people, it is a fantastic piece of the puzzled world we inhabit today. I wish I had read it while studying economics in college.