Hayek and the Evolution of Capitalism

“From the 1940s onwards, he became more and more dependent on evolution to explain why society must become more deferential to the market over time. The curiosity here is that when he makes this move, he’s contradicting his own mid-century position, that the natural scientists are always the culprits. Now, instead, he’s going to want his own version of science to justify why we have to have the kind of politics that he advocates.” Read more...

The best books on Friedrich Hayek

Philip Mirowski, Economist