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Socialism and War

Essays, Documents, Reviews

Bruce Caldwell editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:24th Apr '14

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This volume draws on Hayek's shorter articles for weeklies, and his reviews, as well as academic papers and articles. It also includes a substantial introduction, providing full background and outlining the significance of this period for Hayek's intellectual development. The material is divided into three sections: Hayek's contributions to the famous market socialism debate; Hayek's responses to the onset of war, including his response to Keynes' How to Pay for the War; his papers on the relationship between economic planning and freedom.

Introduction

Part I: Market Socialism and the Socialist Calculation Debate

1. The Nature and History of the Problem

2. The Present State of the Debate

3. Socialist Calculation: The Competitive 'Solution'

4. The Economics of Planning

Part II: The Economics and Politics of War

5. Pricing versus Rationing

6. The Economy of Capital

7. Documents Relating to War

Part III: Planning, Freedom and the Politics of Socialism

8. Freedom and the Economic System

9. Freedom and the Economic System [1939]

10. Planning, Science and Freedom

11. The Intellectuals and Socialism

ISBN: 9780415755306

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 520g

282 pages