Details

Subject(s)

• Economists—Biography [Browse]
• Hayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August) 1899-1992 [Browse]

Related name

• Machlup, Fritz, 1902-1983 [Browse]

Series

• Routledge library editions. Economics ; XI. [More in this series]
• Routledge library editions. Economics. History of economic thought ; XI [More in this series]

Summary note

Varying according to the scope of Hayek's contributions, the papers in this volume include among others:
* An affirmation of the ""relevance"" of Hayek's work
* A survey of his contribution to knowledge
* An appraisal of Hayek's innovative work on the methodology of the social sciences
* A discussion of Hayek's achievements as scholar and mentor

The contributors are: Fritz Machlup, George Roche, Arthur Shenfield, Max Hartwell, William Buckley, Gottfried Dietze, Shirley Letwin.

Notes

First published in 1977.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 13, 2013).

Language note

English

Contents

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Notes on Contributors; Contents; Notes from the Editor; Foreword; 1 The Relevance of Friedrich A. Hayek; 2 Hayek's Contribution to Economics; 3 Scientism and the Study of Society; 4 Capitalism and the Historians; 5 The Road to Serfdom: The Intellectuals and Socialism; 6 Hayek on the Rule of Law; 7 The Achievement of Friedrich A. Hayek; Friedrich A. Hayek: Nobel Prizewinner; A Selected List of Hayek's Books in English Currently in Print; Index

ISBN

• 1-134-55862-7
• 0-415-60724-8
• 1-315-88890-4
• 1-134-55855-4

OCLC

• 870591491
• 869281967

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315888903

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