{"product_id":"the-fatal-conceit-the-errors-of-socialism-volume-1-paperback","title":"The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. a. Hayek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eW. W. Bartley III\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHayek 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The achievement of \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Conceit\u003c\/i\u003e is that it freshly shows why socialism must be refuted rather than merely dismissed--then refutes it again.\"--David R. Henderson, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating. . . . The energy and precision with which Mr. Hayek sweeps away his opposition is impressive.\"--Edward H. Crane, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eF. 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.\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting an economic and evolutionary approach throughout, Hayak examines the nature, origin, selection and development of the differing moralities of socialism and the market order; he recounts the extraordinary powers that 'the extended order' of the market, as he calls it, bestows on mankind, constituting and enabling the development of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. A. Hayek\u003c\/b\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756855419213,"sku":"9780226320663","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/NGNWSTFsVFhnOWx5NzlSWXBJS2FqZz09.webp?v=1776754610","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-fatal-conceit-the-errors-of-socialism-volume-1-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}