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The Road to Serfdom
by F.A. Hayek
Hayek's 1944 warning that central planning erodes freedom step by step. A short, consequential classic whatever your politics.
Read it if…
you want the foundational case against central planning.
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Skip it if…
you want the other side; pair with Polanyi or Keynes.
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Three things you will actually use
- Planning concentrates power.
- Freedom erodes gradually.
- Rule of law over discretion.
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Read the chapter on why the worst get on top.
Our verdict
Hayek's warning.
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