January 21, 1958 To the Volker Fund: F.A. Hayek’s Constitution of Liberty is, surprisingly and distressingly, an extremely bad, and, I would even say, evil book. Since Hayek is universally regarded, by Right and Left alike, as the leading right-wing intellectual, this will also be an extremely dangerous book. The feeling one gets from reading it
Barriers to international trade always harm the public. [ Making Economic Sense (1995)] Protectionism, often refuted and seemingly abandoned, has returned, and with a vengeance. The Japanese, who bounced back from grievous losses in World War II to astound the world by producing innovative, high-quality products at low prices, are serving as the
[Este artículo está extraído de Historia del pensamiento económico, vol. 1, El pensamiento económico hasta Adam Smith ] David Hume (1711–1776), el famoso filósofo escocés, era un amigo cercano de Adam Smith que fue llamado el ejecutor de Smith, cercano a Turgot y a los partidarios franceses de laissez faire y miembro de la élite moderada de la
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