F. A. Hayek

Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992), winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, was an influential economist and political philosopher. The increased attention he received in the late 20th century with the rise of conservatism in the US and UK, led him to publish "Why I Am Not a Conservative," an essay in which he berated conservatism. He preferred to be identified as what Edmund Burke called an "Old Whig." Amongst his most important contributions are his writings on general equilibrium, central planning and social justice as well as his political theory work, The Constitution of Liberty, in which he explained the proper role of the government.

A. .J. Tebble has taught at the London School of Economics and Brown University. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on political philosophy.

1. Hayek's Life and Times \  2. Epistemology and Social Theory \ 3. Economics, the State and Social Justice \ 4. Political and Legal Theory \ 5. Democracy and the Model Constitution \ 6. Reception, Influence and Contemporary Relevance \ Bibliography \ Index