Books by Friedrich Hayek
“Hayek puts forward a general theory of how decentralised processes work, why they are so powerful and can use and mobilise and distribute information so well.” Read more...
Tyler Cowen, Economist
“The afterthought in Hayek’s work is something that looks very much like basic income. He says all of these things about the need for a largely unconstrained free market and a much smaller state, and then says, ‘There can be no doubt that some minimum of food, shelter, and clothing, sufficient to preserve health and the capacity to work, can be assured to everybody.’ There is always this caveat with neoliberal accounts of reform: the market can provide for us all dynamically and effectively, but in the background, we need this quite robust form of universal social security.” Read more...
The best books on Universal Basic Income
Matthew Johnson, Political Scientist
“Hayek’s case for a free society is one that resonates very well with the conservative imagination and easily lapses into a conservative sensibility….. by the time he was writing The Constitution of Liberty in 1960 he was already very much identified as one of American conservatism’s leading intellectual lights and he was rather uncomfortable with that. So he wrote this essay ‘Why I am Not a Conservative’ and, as you mentioned, he said that classical liberalism, libertarianism, was all about ongoing experimentation and change and openness and individualism…” Read more...
The best books on Traditional and Liberal Conservatism
Brink Lindsey, Political Commentator
Interviews where books by Friedrich Hayek were recommended
The best books on Traditional and Liberal Conservatism, recommended by Brink Lindsey
Modern conservatism is being driven by an historically unlikely coalition of libertarians and traditionalists, says the vice-president for research at the Cato Institute.
The best books on Women and Islam, recommended by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
American Enterprise Institute and campaigner for women’s rights against militant Islam discusses five books ranging from the Koran to Hayek’s Constitution of Liberty
The best books on Universal Basic Income, recommended by Matthew Johnson
Is basic income a viable policy that changes everything? Matthew Johnson, Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University, and other members of the ‘Common Sense Policy Group’ think so. He introduces us to the political philosophy behind basic income, how it works, and some of its potential outcomes.
The best books on Margaret Thatcher, recommended by Simon Heffer
Simon Heffer, journalist, historian and friend of Margaret Thatcher, recommends the best books to read to gain an understanding of the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister—and explains why she was the most influential British leader of the modern era.
The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin
The Founder and Editor of National Affairs Magazine speculates how the founding fathers of Conservatism might have been nervous about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement
The best books on How Libertarians Can Govern, recommended by Mitch Daniels
The Governor of Indiana promotes a new philosophy of libertarianism and selects the books that have influenced him most.
The best books on Information, recommended by Tyler Cowen
A conversation with the economist, educator, omnivore, polymath and co-founder of Marginal Revolution, highlighting books about decentralised information, mass collaboration and spontaneous order
The best books on Austrian Economics, recommended by Peter Boettke
The professor of economics discusses the contributions made by the Austrian School. He introduces recent books by Austrians, explains what we can learn from Mises and Hayek, and argues that economics is the sexiest subject.
