
Law, Legislation and Liberty
A new statement of the liberal principles of justice and political economy
- 560 pages
- English
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Law, Legislation and Liberty
A new statement of the liberal principles of justice and political economy
About this book
With a new foreword by Paul Kelly
'I regard Hayek's work as a new opening of the most fundamental debate in the field of political philosophy' – Sir Karl Popper
'This promises to be the crowning work of a scholar who has devoted a lifetime to thinking about society and its values. The entire work must surely amount to an immense contribution to social and legal philosophy' - Philosophical Studies
Law, Legislation and Liberty is Hayek's major statement of political philosophy and one of the most ambitious yet subtle defences of a free market society ever written. A robust defence of individual liberty, it is also crucial for understanding Hayek's influential views concerning the role of the state: far from being an innocent bystander, he argues that the state has an important role to play in defending the norms and practices of an ordered and free society. His arguments had a profound influence on the policies of Thatcher in the 1980s and resonate today in visions of the 'Big Society'.
First published in three separate volumes, this Routledge Classics edition makes one of his most important books available in a single volume. Essential reading for understanding the background to the recent world economic turmoil and financial crisis, it also foreshadows the subsequent heated debate about regulation and political governance if such disasters are to be avoided in the future.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition
- Consolidated preface to one-volume edition
- Introduction
- Volume 1 Rules and Order
- Volume 2 The Mirage of Social Justice
- Volume 3 The Political Order of a Free People
- Index of Authors Cited in Volumes 1–3
- Subject Index to Volumes 1–3