F. A. Hayek and the Modern Economy Economic Organization and Activity [Paperback]

What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek assigns to leaders in determining economic progress.Introduction; Sandra J. Peart & David M. Levy PART I: FOUNDATIONS 1. On Hayek's Unsentimental Liberalism; Peter McNamara 2. F. A. Hayek and the 'Individualists'; Sandra J. Peart and David M. Levy PART II: CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL ECONOMY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 3. The Evolution, Evaluation, and Reform of Social Morality: A Hayekean Analysis; Gerald Gaus 4. Hayek and the Conditions of Freedom; Kenneth Minogue 5. F. A. Hayek and the Early Foundations of Spontaneous Order; Emily Skarbek 6. Hayek and the Nomothetes; Christopher S. Martin PART III: HAYEK AND POLICY-MAKING 7. The Control of Engagement Order: Attlee's Road to Serfdom?; Andrew Farrant and Nicola Tynan 8. Hayekian Perspectives on Canada's Economic and Social Reforms of the 1990s; Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis 9. The Conjoint Quest for a Liberal Positive Program: 'Old Chicago,' Freiburg, and Hayek; Ekkehard K?hler and Stefan Kolev 10. Hayek and My Life; V?clav Klaus Conclusion: The Hayek Difference; David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart

This interdisciplinary collection of essays ranges widely across Hayek's life and ideas, yielding valuable new insights about his moral theory, the origins of his social philosophy, and his influence on political reforms in the final decades of the twentieth century. - Angus Burgin, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Anyone unfamiliar with F.A. Hayek may wonder why this volume enjoys a place in a series dedicated to the study of leadership. Serious students of leadership should look again. To paraphrase Hayek, it is the curious task of leaders to recognize how little they really know about the complex social processes others may imagine they control. Emphasizing the nature of knowledge syl£J