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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226320669
ISBN-13
9780226320663
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Fatal Conceit : the Errors of Socialism
Number of Pages
194 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Topic
Economics / General, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Economics / Theory, Free Enterprise
Features
Reprint
Genre
Political Science, Business & Economics
Author
F. A. Hayek
Book Series
The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

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0.8 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
330.1
Edition Description
Reprint
Table Of Content
Editorial Foreword Preface Introduction: Was Socialism a Mistake? 1. Between Instinct and Reason 2. The Origins of Liberty, Property and Justice 3. The Evolution of the Market: Trade and Civilisation 4. The Revolt of Instinct and Reason 5. The Fatal Conceit 6. The Mysterious World of Trade and Money 7. Our Poisoned Language 8. The Extended Order and Population Growth 9. Religion and the Guardians of Tradition Appendices Editor's Acknowledgements Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
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Hayek gives the main arguments for the free-market case and presents his manifesto on the "errors of socialism." Hayek argues that socialism has, from its origins, been mistaken on factual, and even on logical, grounds and that its repeated failures in the many different practical applications of socialist ideas that this century has witnessed were the direct outcome of these errors. He labels as the "fatal conceit" the idea that "man is able to shape the world around him according to his wishes." "The achievement of The Fatal Conceit is that it freshly shows why socialism must be refuted rather than merely dismissed--then refutes it again."--David R. Henderson, Fortune . "Fascinating. . . . The energy and precision with which Mr. Hayek sweeps away his opposition is impressive."--Edward H. Crane, Wall Street Journal F. A. Hayek is considered a pioneer in monetary theory, the preeminent proponent of the libertarian philosophy, and the ideological mentor of the Reagan and Thatcher "revolutions.", Hayek gives the main arguments for the free-market case and presents his manifesto on the "errors of socialism." Hayek argues that socialism has, from its origins, been mistaken on factual, and even on logical, grounds and that its repeated failures in the many different practical applications of socialist ideas that this century has witnessed were the direct outcome of these errors. He labels as the "fatal conceit" the idea that "man is able to shape the world around him according to his wishes." "The achievement of The Fatal Conceit is that it freshly shows why socialism must be refuted rather than merely dismissed-then refutes it again."-David R. Henderson, Fortune . "Fascinating. . . . The energy and precision with which Mr. Hayek sweeps away his opposition is impressive."-Edward H. Crane, Wall Street Journal F. A. Hayek is considered a pioneer in monetary theory, the preeminent proponent of the libertarian philosophy, and the ideological mentor of the Reagan and Thatcher "revolutions."

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