The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek) by F. A. Hayek Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)
Book Review: Genius
Summary: 5 Stars
Frederick Hayek (and Milton Friedman) should be REQUIRED reading for EVERY college student today. Those that fail to understand correct economic principles are both lazy and easily duped. To have the knowledge that these men acquired available to us is a gift, their legacy to the future generations - if we but heed it.Book Review: A MUST READ in today's depressed economy to Understand!
Summary: 5 Stars
A must read to understand where things are going if we don't do something quick!!! (yesterday?!)Book Review: The Definitive Edition
Summary: 5 Stars
Make sure you get the "definitive edition" edited by Caldwell. Nobody knows more about Hayek than Caldwell. I heard about this book on "Free Markets With Dr. Mike Beitler," a libertarian internet-radio talk show. I would recommend anything by Caldwell or Beitler Rational Individualism: A Moral Argument for Limited Government & Capitalism. Book Review: Now More than Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R9Y99XF7Z4STJ Hayek was, and is in print, a great teacher. If more people read him America would have a dandy future. Personally, I'd pay 100 bucks to have Barack Obama devour this book. Book Review: When democracy becomes dominated by a collectivist creed, democracy will inevitably destroy itself
Summary: 5 Stars
F. A. Hayek (1899-1992), recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1991 and co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and the principal proponent of libertarianism in the twentieth century. In this book written in 1944, Hayek expertly refutes socialist schemes and shows the utter peril that socialism poses to individual freedom. We were warned in the 19th century by one of my favorite historians, Lord Acton, "that socialism is slavery". Hayek expertly points out throughout the book how democracy is no safeguard to economic freedom. He does this by pointing out the command economy structure that was instituted in Great Britain to show how individual freedom was stolen from the individual by the "economic interventionists" in the government. One of Hayek's most prescient quotes is; "When democracy becomes dominated by a collectivist creed, democracy will inevitably destroy itself." Hayek points to how most politicians feel they need to use government to plan the economy of a nation. "Planning is a synonym for socialism and a small step away from communism. He ably refutes Keynesian theory throughout the book. This is an easy to read and understand book that should be read by all who wonder what role the government should have on our economic choices.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in political philosophy, economic theory, and history.