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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Hayek's most famous work, which was published in Reader's Digest and made him a household name in America. The Road to Serfdom is a timeless warning against social planning and its danger to liberty. Highly recommended.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Frustrating but pretty accurate depiction of why ignoble people gravitate to government and central planning. Very insightful. A must read for those new to ideas of classical liberalism or free market ideas.”
Shaka M wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting yet a little bit complex in presentation.”
Economico Naturalista wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Brilliant, a must read for everyone interested in politics.”
Alejandro G wrote this review Monday, October 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“five times five stars
Trudy T wrote this review Saturday, September 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
sanity in an insane world
great truths”
“This was the book that inspired Margaret Thatcher during her political career and when she came to power in Britain she nearly implemented many of Hayek's messages for economics.
Welcome to Devendra Kodwani's Bookshelf wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A fantastic criticque of socialists view points and a timely warning when it was first published in 1940s. It was a best seller in its time but alas! could not help arresting socialist welfare systems in the UK in the post war period. Many countries such as India aroudn that time got carried away by the socialist ideologies practices in the UK and other parts of Europe and ended up delaying the economic well being of their people.
A boo work worth reading for any one who cares about human freedom.”
“An excellent book that will continue to impact my thinking on poitical, social, and economic issues for years to come. Hayek's basic thesis is that socialism (as defined as "the nationalization of the means of production") leads to tyranny. Yet his argument cannot be taken as support for laissez faire economics. As a health care wonk, it is important to note his argument at the beginning of chapter nine that we have "reached the general level of wealth" by which we can guarantee security of basic food, shelter, and health care! to the populace - and that was in 1944 too.
Andy R wrote this review Monday, August 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Worth noting that it was a difficult and slow read.”
“The must-read book about governments, nations, planning, etc.”
Alex Ott wrote this review Sunday, July 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“While I may not agree with all of his values and conclusions, I was wowed by his level of insight into issues relating to predictability and the rule of law.”
Connor D wrote this review Sunday, July 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A tough book that looks at serfdom in the modern world as it relates to socialism, and democracy. It was written during WW2, and yet the ideas it presents can still be seen today. Highly recommended.”
Travis P wrote this review Thursday, May 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
