Who wrote The Road to Serfdom?
Q: Who wrote The Road to Serfdom?
A: The Road to Serfdom was written by Austrian-born economist and philosopher Friedrich von Hayek (1899–1992).
Q: What did Hayek warn of in the book?
A: In the book, Hayek warned of the danger of tyranny which comes from "government control of economic decision-making by central planning". He means the way fascist, communist and socialist governments try to control every aspect of the economy.
Q: What does Hayek argue about fascism and socialism?
A: Hayek argued that fascism and socialism had roots in central economic planning and giving the state power over the individual.
Q: How many copies has The Road to Serfdom sold?
A: The Road to Serfdom has sold over two million copies.
Q: When was it first published?
A: The book was first published in Britain by Routledge in March 1944, during World War II.
Q: How did it become popular in America?
A: It was published in the United States by the University of Chicago Press in September 1944 and became popular. The American magazine Reader's Digest also published an abridged version in April 1945 which got The Road to Serfdom to a wider group of readers than before.
Q: What impact has it had on twentieth-century conservative and libertarian thinking?
A:The Road to Serfdom had a big impact on twentieth-century conservative and libertarian economic and political thinking. It is often cited today by commentators.
