A group of leading scholars from around the world use archival material alongside Hayek's published work to bring a new perspective on the life and times of one the 20th Century's most influential economists. This much awaited second volume details the life of Hayek from 1899 to1933 covering Hayek's time in Austria and the USA.

This book represents a significant contribution to the existing literature on Hayek, as it provides valuable analysis on the development of Hayek's economic theory, highlighting largely unknown details that might attract the attention of experts and specialists . It is also an important resource for specialists in the history of economic thought, as it constitutes a significant contribution to the literature pertaining to the development of the Austrian School of economics, the progress of liberalism, and Hayek's economic theories. (Birsen Filip, History of Economic Thought and Policy, Vol. 2, 2015)

Autorentext
Robert Leeson, University of Notre Dame, Australia and Stanford University, USA Robert Scharrenborg, Open University, Leiden University and University of Amsterdam Netherlands P. Eric Louw, University of Queensland, Australia

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Robert Leeson 2. Hayek, Heroism and Hagiography; Robert Leeson 3. Interpreting Hayek: Austrian Civilisation and the Neo-Feudal 'Spontaneous' Order; Robert Leeson 4. History of anti-free market policies in South Africa; P. Eric Louw 5. A Young Man in Vienna - Life in Early 20th Century Austria and its Possible Impact on the Initial Develpment of Hayek's Thought; Robert Scharrenborg 6. Families, Geistkreist and New York; Robert Leeson 7. Trusts, Anti-Trusts, Consumer and Producer Sovereignty; Robert Leeson 8. Recruiting Hayek to the LSE and the Reform Club: why not Mises?; Robert Leeson