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The Constitution of Liberty

F. A. Hayek

Why does a free society solve problems better than central direction, and what rules of law must protect that freedom?

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Author
F. A. Hayek

Why read it

  • You will see how useful solutions can emerge from many people acting on what they know, without any planner
  • You will understand why no one can know in advance who will find the better way
  • You will be able to say what freedom means for law, taxes, money and welfare, using one consistent view

Who it is for

  • A policy reader who wants the case for liberty from its source
  • An economics student curious how markets use scattered knowledge
  • A voter weighing welfare, taxes and freedom

Contents

  1. Editorial Foreword
  2. Introductory Essay
  3. The Constitution of Liberty: Editions and Translations
  4. A Note on the Notes
  5. Editor’s Acknowledgments
  6. Liberty Fund Editions Cited
  7. Introduction, n. 9
  8. THE CONSTITUTION OF LIBERTY
  9. PREFACE
  10. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ABBREVIATIONS
  11. Three: The Common Sense of Progress
  12. Five: Responsibility and Freedom
  13. Seven: Majority Rule
  14. Ten: Law, Commands, and Order
  15. Twelve: The American Contribution: Constitutionalism
  16. Fourteen: The Safeguards of Individual Liberty
  17. Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State
  18. Nineteen: Social Security
  19. Twenty-one: The Monetary Framework
  20. Twenty-three: Agriculture and Natural Resources
  21. POSTSCRIPT
  22. POSTSCRIPT: WHY I AM NOT A CONSERVATIVE
  23. ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
  24. Document Outline

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