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Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part XII: Liberalism in the Classical Tradition, Austrian versus British

By (author) Robert Leeson

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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. Two concepts of civilization revolve around power â€“ should it be separated or concentrated?Â Liberalism in the non-Austrian classical tradition remains fearful of power concentrated in the hands of government, labour unions or corporations; Red Terrorists sought to monopolize power to liquidate enemies and competitors as a prelude to utopia (the â€˜withering away of the Stateâ€™); and behind the â€˜slogan of liberty,â€™ White Terror promoters (Mises and Hayek) sought to concentrate power in the hands of a â€˜dictatorial democracyâ€™ where henchmen would liquidate enemies, and â€“ â€˜guidedâ€™ by â€˜utopiaâ€™ (the â€˜spontaneousâ€™ order) â€“ follow orders from their social superiors. This volume, Part XII, examines the â€˜freeâ€™ market Use of Knowledge in Society; examines the foundations of â€˜freeâ€™ market educational credentials; and asks whether those funded by the tobacco industry and the carbon lobby should be accorded â€˜independent policy expertâ€™ status.Â Â