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The Fatal conceit:

the errors of socialism
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University of CHICAGO Press, Aug 1, 1991 - Business & Economics - 180 pages
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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Review: The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism

User Review  - J Wesley - Goodreads

Very dense. Hayek's writing style is very dry and it's easy to start skimming rather than reading. The arguments in the book are powerful and present a unique and compelling case against socialism ... Read full review

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User Review  - David - Goodreads

Very, very, VERY methodical and intense read. Not for the faint-hearted. But if you ever want to know why humans are the way they are, how they got there (and then, by extension, how the rest of the world we know came into being) then this is your kind of book. Read full review

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THE FATAL CONCEIT: THE ERRORS OF SOCIALISM
Contributions to the social sciences, this book takes a somewhat novel tack by examining the origin and nature of ethics
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About the author (1991)

F. A. Hayek (1899-1992), recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1991 and co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and a leading proponent of classical liberalism  in the twentieth century. He taught at the University of London, the University of Chicago, and the University of Freiburg.

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TitleThe Fatal conceit: the errors of socialism
Volume 1 of Collected works of Friedrich August Hayek / ed. by W.W. Bartley.̤, Friedrich August Hayek ed. by W. W. Bartley ...
Economics/Political science
Volume 1 of Hayek, Friedrich August: The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek
Volume 1 of The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek
Volume 1 of Works, Friedrich August Hayek
AuthorFriedrich August von Hayek
EditorWilliam Warren Bartley
Editionreprint
PublisherUniversity of CHICAGO Press, 1991
ISBN0226320669, 9780226320663
Length180 pages
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Business & Economics / Economics / Theory
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism
  
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