Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part VI, Good Dictators, Sovereign Producers and Hayek's "Ruthless Consistency" (Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics)

F.A. von Hayek (1899-1992) was a Nobel Prize winning economist, famous for promoting an Austrian version of classical liberalism. The multi-volume __Hayek: A Collaborative Biography__ examines the evolution of his life and influence. This sixth volume examines Hayek's neoliberal policy agenda, the demise of the socialist system, the Coase Theorem and the rise of Russia of the Oligarchs. In addition to describing Hayek's 1976 trip to Australia, these chapters examine Hayek legacy in relation to George Orwell, A. C. Pigou and Andres Breivik. "Fifteen scholars have collaborated to provide a comprehensive analysis of the life and work of one of the most influential economists of all time. The authors include the Official Historian of the Reserve Bank of Australia (Selwyn Cornish), the Director of the von Mises Institute (Douglas French), Hayek's second General Editor (Stephen Kresge), the founder of est (Werner Erhard), plus seven Professors - of Economics (David Laidler, Viktor Vanberg and Robert Leeson), Economic History (Avner Offer and Jan-Otmar Hesse), Politics (Melissa Lane) and Social Policy (Nils Goldschmidt). The Universities represented include Stanford, Princeton, Oxford, Bielefeld, Western Ontario, Uppsala and Freiburg. This is the first time that such a distinguished collection of scholars--from a variety of perspectives--have attempted to integrate Hayek's life, work and influence on world history with the archival evidence."-- Provided by publisher In this sixth volume contributors examine Hayek's neoliberal economics and politics in the 20th century, and the demise of the socialist system. Taking a closer look at Hayek's time in Australia, and his time spent travelling in the east, F.A. von Hayek (1899-1992) was a Nobel Prize winning economist, famous for promoting an Austrian version of classical liberalism. The multi-volume Hayek: A Collaborative Biography examines the evolution of his life and influence. This sixth volume examines Hayek's neoliberal policy agenda, the demise of the socialist system, the Coase Theorem and the rise of Russia of the Oligarchs. In addition to describing Hayek's 1976 trip to Australia, these chapters examine Hayek legacy in relation to George Orwell, A.C. Pigou and Andres Breivik Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-72 The Battle of Ideas: Neoliberal Economics and Politics in the 20th Century....Pages 73-151 Hayek, Orwell, and The Road to Serfdom ....Pages 152-182 Pigou and the Pigouvian Legacy....Pages 183-213 F. A. Hayek and the Demise of the Socialist System....Pages 214-232 Hayek in Australia, 1976....Pages 233-248 Hayek and Coase Travel East: Privatization and the Experience of Post-Socialist Economic Transformation....Pages 249-280 Anders Breivik, Fascism and the Neoliberal Inheritance....Pages 281-291 Back Matter....Pages 293-301 This book is a collection of specially commissioned chapters from philosophers, economists, and political scientists, focusing on Adam Smith's two main works Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations with a view to bringing Smith to a mainstream philosophy audience while simultaneously informing Smith's traditional constituency Electronic book text. - Epublication based on: 9781137479242, 2015