The constitution of liberty : the definitive edition

Hayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August), 1899-1992 (Author). Hamowy, Ronald, 1937- (Added Author).

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ISBN: 9780226315379 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0226315371 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780226315393 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0226315398 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780415035309
Physical Description: xii, 583 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

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: the rechtsstaat -- The safeguards of individual liberty -- Economic policy and the rule of law -- The decline of the law -- Freedom in 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 research -- Postcript -- Postscript: why I am not a conservative.