Title

The road to serfdom

Description

Work by Friedrich Hayek on political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics.

Identifier

510895

226320596

Creator

Hayek, Friedrich A von

Format

50th anniversary ed. / with a new introd. by Milton Friedman.

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1994

Program air date: November 20, 1994.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Subject

"Economic policy."

"Totalitarianism."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

Rights

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Transcription of Annotations
Underlinings/notes: Lamb's annotations are limited to the introduction by Milton Friedman and the 1976 preface. Underlinings: Book true classic, more relevant to US than when first published. 1971 Friedman wrote introduction to German edition. Significant to those who had been in armed services, experiences consequences of collectivism. Free market only mechanism for achieving participatory democracy. Liberal--limited government/free markets. Britain-government had power to assign people to occupations. Contradiction of intellectual class's support of collectivism while challenging capitalism, chanting individualist slogans. Socialism failure, capitalism success. Increase in government spending. Publishing history of book. Upon first publication, Hayek made to feel used abilities on wrong side, 20 years later reread book. Understressed significance of communism in Russia. Notes: "individual freedom," "goodmen v. evil," "world of affairs," "we practice Socialism."