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In The Road to Serfdom and The Intellectuals and Socialism, Hayek explained the enduring appeal of socialist ideas. Socialism satisfies peoples desire to impose order on the world through central direction rather than allowing an order to develop through individuals autonomous choices. Socialism has particular appeal to intellectuals -- the teachers, journalists and other commentators who pass comment on public policy without any special expertise on economic matters, whom Hayek termed the second-hand dealers in ideas. Once the logic of planning has become accepted throughout society, the only solution to the inevitable failure of socialism will be the imposition of a more comprehensive plan. Hence, planning leads to a process by which individual freedom is incrementally eroded -- the road to serfdom.The two papers, together with the forewords and introduction, are still so relevant today as we seek a freer world, whilst surrounded by an intellectual establishment, both in the UK and EU, that is largely hostile to freedom and capitalism.

作者简介

弗里德里希·奥古斯特·冯·哈耶克是20世纪西方著名的经济学家和政治哲学家，当代新自由主义思潮的代表人物，原籍奥地利，后于1931年迁居英国并于1938年获得英国国籍。他一生从事教学和著述，自本世纪20年代以来，先后执教于奥地利维也纳大学、英国伦敦经济学院、美国芝加哥大学和西德弗莱堡大学等著名学府，主要著作有《货币理论和商业盛衰周期性》（Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle，1928？）、《价格与生产》（Prices and Production，1931）、《货币民族主义与国际稳定》（Monetary Nationalism and International Stability，1937）、《利润、利息和投资》（Profits，Interest and Investment，1939）、《资本的纯理论》（The P...

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