{"product_id":"the-constitution-of-liberty-the-definitive-edition-volume-17-9780226315393","title":"The Constitution of Liberty: The Definitive Edition Volume 17","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the $700 billion bailout of the banking industry to president Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus package to the highly controversial passage of federal health-care reform, conservatives and concerned citizens alike have grown increasingly fearful of big government. Enter Nobel Prize-winning economist and political theorist F. A. Hayek, whose passionate warning against empowering states with greater economic control, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Serfdom\u003c\/i\u003e, became an overnight sensation last summer when it was endorsed by Glenn Beck. The book has since sold over 150,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest entry in the University of Chicago Press's series of newly edited editions of Hayek's works, \u003ci\u003eThe Constitution of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e is, like \u003ci\u003eSerfdom\u003c\/i\u003e, just as relevant to our present moment. The book is considered Hayek's classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty, ideals that he believes have guided--and must continue to guide--the growth of Western civilization. Here Hayek defends the principles of a free society, casting a skeptical eye on the growth of the welfare state and examining the challenges to freedom posed by an ever expanding government--as well as its corrosive effect on the creation, preservation, and utilization of knowledge. In opposition to those who call for the state to play a greater role in society, Hayek puts forward a nuanced argument for prudence. Guided by this quality, he elegantly demonstrates that a free market system in a democratic polity--under the rule of law and with strong constitutional protections of individual rights--represents the best chance for the continuing existence of liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStriking a balance between skepticism and hope, Hayek's profound insights are timelier and more welcome than ever before. This definitive edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Constitution of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e will give a new generation the opportunity to learn from his enduring wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. A. Hayek\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1992), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 and cowinner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and a leading proponent of classical liberalism in the twentieth century. \u003cb\u003eRonald Hamowy\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history emeritus at the University of Alberta. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Libertarianism\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610354848018,"sku":"9780226315393","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2955cde-2489-4a28-96eb-a15e6cbbd5d1.jpg?v=1732340384","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-constitution-of-liberty-the-definitive-edition-volume-17-9780226315393","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}