The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)

Hotel Resource Book Store 

 Store Home / Books / The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)

Hotel Industry Books 

The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)
by F. A. Hayek
from University Of Chicago Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• The best refutation of socialism that I've yet read
  Hayek argues brilliantly that primitive man was never free in the classical liberal sense of the term (and not even in the anarchist sense), but always collectivist (tribal). He could not have survived otherwise. He goes on to argue that man had developed instincts that facilitated the successful coordination of small groups. We see it today in extended families, characteristics that we know as altruism and group solidarity. However, modern civilization is not a tribal organization that can survive on these... more info

• Politicians should read this book
  I first read The Fatal Conceit back in 1991, after reading Hayek's The Road to Serfdom. I reread the book in 2007 while commuting back and forth to California's state capital in my capacity as a state assemblyman. Needless to say, the book's profound critique of socialism means much more to me now as a 45-year-old lawmaker and front row eyewitness to daily attempts to incrementally enact socialism in the Golden State.
  The Fatal Conceit's title captures the essence of the socialist/progressive/liberal... more info

• A Timeless Classic
  Frederich August Hayek
  "If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion."

• The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism
  To those who have some basic understanding of economics and history Hayek provides one of the greatest apologetic summaries of why market economics work and why socialism does not. To those who profess to love the common man and who suffer with the plight of Africa and other parts of the underdeveloped world there is a lesson to those who will hear it. Proceed with socialism and waste time, money, and lives. Proceed with market economics and with all its cruelties it is kinder by far than socialism. Just... more info

Similar Products:

The Road to Serfdom Fiftieth Anniversary Edition by F. A. Hayek (Paperback)

Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition by Milton Friedman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected... by F. A. Hayek (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

The Constitution of Liberty by F. A. Hayek (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement by Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours