Individualism and Economic Order
by F. A. Hayek
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Philosophy.
In this collection of writings, Nobel laureate Friedrich A. Hayek discusses topics from moral philosophy and the methods of the social sciences to economic theory as different aspects of the same central issue: free markets versus socialist planned economies. First published in the 1930s and 40s, these essays continue to illuminate the problems fac...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Philosophy.
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Tyler Cowen
“I think there is a lot to be said in any area for having at least one book which isn’t very readable. And there Hayek is my pick. But it’s brilliant, it won a Nobel Prize, and it’s one of the most important books of the century. Is it clear and fun No.”
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