Friedrich Hayek
Hayek was the most formidable intellectual opponent of Keynesianism and socialism, arguing for the spontaneous order of free markets against planned economies. The Road to Serfdom made him the patron saint of the postwar right.
Works
- The Road to SerfdomCritique of central planning and argument for free markets and individual liberty
- The Constitution of LibertyPhilosophical defense of individual freedom and limited government in society
- Prices and ProductionMonetary theory examining price fluctuations and capital production cycles
- The Pure Theory of CapitalAdvanced economic analysis of capital structure and investment theory
- Law, Legislation and LibertyThree-volume work on law, society, and principles of spontaneous order