The Fortunes of Liberalism: Essays on Austrian Economics and the Ideal of Freedom (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek) - Softcover

Hayek, F. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865977410 ISBN 13: 9780865977419

Publisher: Liberty Fund, 2008

Synopsis

In this collection of essays, some of which appear here in English for the first time, F. A. Hayek traces his intellectual roots to the Austrian School. The Fortunes of Liberalism: Essays on Austrian Economics and the Ideal of Freedom also links the Austrian School to the modern rebirth of classical liberal thought.

F. A. Hayek (1899–1992) was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974 and the Medal of Freedom in 1991 and was one of the leading Austrian economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century.

Peter G. Klein is Associate Professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri and Associate Director of the Contracting and Organizations Research Institute. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Olin School of Business.

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About the Author:

F. A. Hayek (1899–1992), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 and cowinner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974, was a leading proponent of classical liberalism in the twentieth century. Peter G. Klein is associate professor of applied social sciences and director of the McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Missouri.

Review:

PRAISE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS EDITION

"In these essays, Hayek not only provides insightful analyses of these scholars' ideas, but offers a . . . fascinating picture of the culture and the intellectual world in central Europe during a period that is now long gone."

Richard Ebeling, Freedom Daily, 1992

About this edition

• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0865977410
• ISBN 13: 9780865977419
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Klein Peter G.