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Product Name	The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
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Title	The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)
ISBN	0226320553
Author(s)	F. A. Hayek
Release Date	2007-03-30
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"What is the big deal"	2009-10-27
- Reviewed By User: A28XSVTBFXGPXQ
This was my first Von Mises book and it will not be my last. My main complaint about this book is that it was just boring. I would recommend "Economics in One Lesson" if you wish to learn more about true capitalism (not the kind we have today or have ever had in America).

"Should be Required Reading"	2009-10-19
- Reviewed By User: A6WILXTKP77L0
I can't believe I never heard of this book until it was referenced on [...] It should have been the textbook for senior year economics in High School at least. Hayek clearly and accurately shows how power in government leads to the equivalent of a monarchy, regardless of the initial intent. Nazism and Communism lead to the same end. This is so accurate and the thinking is so clear! Highly recommend this book.

"A major SOURCE (not always credited) for many of today's trendy writers"	2009-10-07
- Reviewed By User: A1N75UJXDAUN3F
The Road to Serfdom by F.A.Hayek (Note: I own and have READ this book) (...) Short review: strongly recommended. A timeless classic. An analytic exposition of the same old re-cycled, cancerous, glib, smug nonsense that we hear endlessly repeated so often today. Namely that (yawn) Capitalism and the Free Market are unjust, inequitable, and dying anyway. No good has ever (EVER) come from rich, corrupt businessmen. They are exploiters and parasites. They need to be replaced by a benevolent, kind, compassionate 'planned' society. Administered by an Elite body of Federal Planners in Washington, who are wise and kind, (a tear trickles down our cheek), and who consist heavily of academics, intellectuals and Supreme Court Judges. We need more Government bodies, because they are fair, balanced, and wise. We need more rules, regulations, taxes and government inspectors to help business and private investment. (All kneel....) A heavy read, requires concentration and dedication, and be prepared to look up many references. Some long paragraphs, some convoluted sentences, some ponderous pronunciations, but a work, written roughly between 1938 to 1944, which can be used as a stunning blue print to understand today's misleading representations by left wing extremists and political agitators. .What we see today in America is nothing new. The poorly read, uninformed, short sighted, activists, eager as ever to mount the barricades, but quite unwilling to sit, read, listen... and think. It's the Old Marxist Brigade, the dreamers and the malcontents, revamped, with changed colors, new rhetoric, and lots of Utopian promises of 'free lunch' for all. In fact, they are intent on their own personal gain and self aggrandisement. Power politics as usual. Hayek foresaw it all, and described it for us in this incredibly clear sighted and clairvoyant work. This book has been an important inspirational source for many of today's more popular trendy conservative writers, although, so it seems, most will not admit to it. (With the exception of Mark Levin in his interesting "Liberty and Tyranny") Long review: I like an author who entitles a chapter "Why the worst get on top" (chapter 10). I've often wondered the same thing. On page 160 he says: "There are three main reasons why such a numerous and strong group with fairly homogeneous views is not likely to be formed by the best but rather by the worst elements of any society." He then gives "three main reasons", which I suggest are well reasoned, well thought out, and ring remarkably true of today's self appointed saviours of the exploited masses. Check it out yourself. I'll quote you part of his third reason: "It seems almost a law of human nature that it is easier for people to agree on a negative program - on the hatred of the enemy, on the envy of those better off - than on any positive task." P.162: "Collectivism has no room for the wide humanitarianism of liberalism but only for the narrow particularism of the totalitarian." Chapter 2 is called "The Great Utopia", and if you're a bit of a weathered cynic like me, you'll enjoy it. Page 77 contains the classic quote from Tocqueville "Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude". On p. 78, Hayek says: "There can be no doubt that the promise of freedom has become one of the most effective weapons of socialist propaganda and that the belief that socialism would bring freedom is genuine and sincere. But this would only heighten the tragedy if it should prove that what was promised to us as the Road to Freedom was in fact the High Road to Servitude..." Chapter 11 is called "The End of Truth" and you have to smile. Maybe Hayek was a secret time traveler. Maybe he visited America in the year 2009. If he did, then he penned the opening paragraph of this chapter for Americans today. Read it, you might like it. He continues on page 172: "The moral consequences of totalitarian propaganda....are of an even more profound kind. They are destructive of all morals because they undermine one of the foundations of all morals: the sense of and the respect for truth." Chapter 13 is called "The Totalitarians in our Midst", and must have been written yesterday. It contains so many quotable quotes, I shall limit myself to two: "...there is scarcely a leaf out of Hitler's book which somebody or other in England or America has not recommended us to take and use for our own purposes." (p.195) Or how about this one, same page: "Individualism must come to an end absolutely. A system of regulations must be set up, the object of which is not the greater happiness of the individual.... but the strengthening of the organized unity of the state for the object of attaining the maximum degree of efficiency..." This book is a classic. The introduction by Bruce Caldwell is detailed. My two minor grumbles would be: 1) that some of the sentences are very long winded. Lots of clauses, juxtapositions, conditional statements. I read a lot, but I frequently found myself forced to re-read a sentence, and sometimes a whole paragraph. Hayek crams a lot into every word. Anybody who says this book is an 'easy read', with 'smooth prose' possesses a much higher IQ than I do. I still can read any page in Hayek, and enjoy it. It's a rich offering. 2) So why in heck are there only 44 reviews so far of this masterpiece on Amazon? Many authors today, with over 1,000 reviews, widely feted with lots of rah-rah-rah and prime time hoopla-la-la, clearly show Hayek Road-to-Serfdom influence in their work. They don't always admit it. For my money, THIS is a major source for many of today's writers. Yup, you have to work at Hayek. He's not easy. Roll up your sleeves. Take notes. You can't watch CNN at the same time, do the crossword, and listen to your favourite rapper. But Hayek is overwhelmingly well worth every effort. A truly great, gripping, far sighted classic.

"I disagree but a wonderful book"	2009-10-01
- Reviewed By User: AER1HOONH632U
I was sitting in Spain having dinner with a friend and he asked me what I happened to be reading. I said "The Road to Serfdom." He said, "a wonderfully argued book!" I have to agree, although I disagree with Hayek's argument in this book. I gave this book 4 and not 5 stars not because I disagree with it, but because it lacks documentation that is not filled in with a clear logically based explination. I may be overly strict but where there is no evidence we must make clear the logical connections that we have developed in drawing to a specific conclusion. Here is the weakness of the work, Hayek makes the assertion that the Nazis/National Socialist Party came from socialists and their thought. The evidence is not there to support this conclusion and the logical connections to support this conclusion are not sufficient. Outside of this argument his critique and definition of Liberalism is wonderful. Hayek explains what Liberalism is, but his critique of what Liberal thought is and should be, is sharper and cuts deeper than 99% of writers then and now. This is a must read for all and especially for those who want to be radicals, or free market advocates.

"Deep read, but worth it. Hayek was a an Economic Nostradamus"	2009-09-25
- Reviewed By User: AG401XS54KCNM
This is probably one of the best books to read on why Keynesian economics doesn't work and why collectivism (socialism) in all its forms is a complete disaster for what our US Constitution gives us: liberty, freedom and private property. Why on earth would anyone want to give those up for economic equality? It all boils down to: "one reaps what they sow" and socialism destroys that very concept by giving those who don't work what those who do work have. I also liked his point about socialism (in all its forms) always leads to totalitarianism. Modern day examples are Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, to name a few. Whoever buys into socialism, should move to one of these countries.

"The Road to Serfdom"	2009-09-22
- Reviewed By User: AVPICBH4NEPC2
Was like new. Enjoying the book very much. Prompt delivery. Excellent reading for anyone wanting to see the progression of economics from a real world perspective looking at both sides of the issue as highlighted by forewords to numerous updates over the last 50+ years by those who gave positive and negative reviews of the book along with the author's commentary. History has proven him right about the shortcomings of central planning, its limitations, and how it generally is least efficient over the long term and that central planning destroys individual initiative because it reduces individual freedom.

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