Capitalism and the Historians
by F. A. Hayek
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A book that will disturb the sleep of a good many scholars"" Max EastmanF. A. Hayek's Introduction lays the groundwork for this study of the rise of the factory system in Great Britain. It also examines why historians have been so critical of capitalism and the factory system. The subsequent essays discuss why intellectuals have usually been antagonistic to capitalism and what effect these historical misconceptions have had on the world's attitude toward business enterprise.
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Revisionism at its best, sticking close to the facts, interpreting history in the context of . . . history! That is, instead of making hasty cases for and against the economic system of private property and markets, these authors show the historical reality preceeding the Industrial Revolution and during the period in question itself. This was one of the more important anthologies in the early classical liberal revival in the second half of the 20th century.
Essays by T.S. Ashton, L.M. Hacker, W.H. Hutt, B de Jouvenel.
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F. A. Hayek (1899-1992), recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1991 and co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and one of the principal proponents of classical liberal thought in the twentieth century. He taught at the University of London, the University of Chicago, and the University show more of Freiburg. show less
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- 1954
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- Economics, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Philosophy, Business, Politics and Government
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- 330.15 — Society, Government, and Culture Economics Jobs & Careers Theory Schools
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- HB501 .H39 — Social sciences Economic theory. Demography Economic theory. Demography Capital. Capitalism
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