Constitution of Liberty

Name: Constitution of Liberty
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ISBN: 9780226320847

ISBN-10: 0226320847

ISBN-13: 9780226320847

Edition: 1978

Authors: F. A. Hayek

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"One of the great political works of our time, . . . the twentieth-century successor to John Stuart Mill's essay, 'On Liberty.'"--Henry Hazlitt, Newsweek "A reflective, often biting, commentary on the nature of our society and its dominant thought by one who is passionately opposed to the coercion of human beings by the arbitrary will of others, who puts liberty above welfare and is sanguine that greater welfare will thereby ensue."--Sidney Hook, New York Times Book Review In this classic work Hayek restates the ideals of freedom that he believes have guided, and must continue to guide, the growth of Western civilization. Hayek's book, first published in 1960, urges us to clarify our…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 1978
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/15/1978
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 580
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.25" long x 2.20" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Introduction



The Value of Freedom



Liberty and Liberties



The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization



The Common Sense of Progress



Freedom, Reason, and Tradition



Responsibility and Freedom



Equality, Value, and Merit



Majority Rule



Employment and Independence



Freedom and the Law



Coercion and the State



Law, Commands, and Order



The Origins of the Rule of Law



The American Contribution: Constitutionalism



Liberalism and Administration: TheRechtsstaat



The Safeguards of Individual Liberty



Economic Policy and the Rule of Law



The Decline of Law



Freedom and the Welfare State



The Decline of Socialism and the Rise of the Welfare State



Labor Unions and Employment



Social Security



Taxation and Redistribution



The Monetary Framework



Housing and Town Planning



Agriculture and Natural Resources



Education and ResearchPostscript: Why I am Not a Conservative


Acknowledgments and Notes


Analytical Table of Contents


Index of Authors Quoted


Index of Subjects