ABSTRACT

This volume draws on Hayek's shorter articles for weeklies, and his reviews, as well as academic papers and articles. It also includes a substantial introduction, providing full background and outlining the significance of this period for Hayek's intellectual development. The material is divided into three sections: Hayek's contributions to the famous market socialism debate; Hayek's responses to the onset of war, including his response to Keynes' How to Pay for the War; his papers on the relationship between economic planning and freedom.

chapter |50 pages

Introduction

part I|97 pages

Market Socialism and the Socialist Calculation Debate

chapter One|35 pages

The Nature and History of the Problem 1

chapter Two|28 pages

The Present State of the Debate 1

chapter Four|7 pages

The Economics of Planning 1

part II|30 pages

The Economics and Politics of War

chapter Five|6 pages

Pricing Versus Rationing 1

chapter Six|4 pages

The Economy of Capital 1

chapter Seven|18 pages

Documents Relating to the War

part III|59 pages

Planning, Freedom, and the Politics of Socialism

chapter Eight|8 pages

Freedom and the Economic System 1

chapter Nine|23 pages

Freedom and the Economic System [1939] 1

chapter Ten|8 pages

Planning, Science, and Freedom 1

chapter Eleven|17 pages

The Intellectuals and Socialism 1