Hayek

His Contribution to the Political and Economic Thought of Our Time

By: Eamonn Butler

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Nobel prize-winner F. A. Hayek was one of the great thinkers of the 20th century, but up to now there has been no book for the non-specialist that describes his ideas and explains their significance. Eamonn Butler's clear, systematic, perceptive study fills this gap. Starting with a short survey of Hayek's life, Dr. Butler goes on to analyze all the main elements in his thought under six basic headings: Understanding How Society Works; The Market Process; Hayek's Critique of Socialism; Criticism of Social Justice; The Institutions of a Liberal Order; and The Constitution of a Liberal State.

Hayek's influence in helping a generation to understand the nature of society and the errors of collectivism goes far beyond that of any other writer of his period. Having been decades ahead of his time when he began to write, Hayek is proving to be one of the most seminal thinkers of our age.

©1983 Eamonn Butler (P)1993 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Fairly good overall intro summary of Hayek.

Pretty fast reading but with 0,9 speed goes fine. The voice is clear and very good. Fairly good overall summary of Hayek.

A nice clear overview

As a non-economist, I wanted to understand who Hayek was and why he is so often referenced by conservatives and free-market capitalists. Now I get it. He was truly prescient, and this country is witnessing the gradual fullfillment of the socialist destiny, starting with a few small steps decades ago. If you are a liberal or conservative or anywhere in between, it is probably worth listening once to an well organized, objective overview of the premier free- market Austrian-school economist without all the technical mumbojumbo. The narrator was good and the time just flew by. A+

Hayak - a great intellectual

This was an informative audiobook about the great accomplishments of Hayek. It could get a little dry at times, however. I found myself not paying too close of attention at times, but have no intentions of listening to this audiobook twice.

Excellent

This was really helpful. I will be reading more Hayek and hopefully this will help me understand his ideas better.

Good overview of hayeks ideas but dryly presented

very drt but a very good summary of hayeks views spreading across all of his works

And easily digestible entry ramp to Hayek’s works

I have always been interested in a Hayek’s works, however I found the Road to Surfdom a bit wordy. This book keeps the narrative of a very large body of complex work moving.

Great insight into what Hayek was all about.

The reader great

Annoying Narrator

The narrator speaks so fast that it seems that the recording was speeded up. While this book is aimed at a popular audience, the ideas are often difficult and the narration makes them hardtofollow if you get my meaning.

Hayek, who considered himself a classical liberal, is often quoted by ideologues who blame the current financial crises on government regulation rather than the greed and immorality of those who used their power to distort the market and enrich themselves by betraying the trust of others.

Reading Hayek suggests he is vastly more reasonable than his modern disciples.