Edited by three major contributors to the modern literatures of public choice and Austrian economics, Exploring the Political Economy and Social Philosophy of F. A. Hayek comprises a wide-ranging set of essays applying classical liberal thinking across the social sciences, from immigration to rights claims, presenting ideas that are indispensable in today’s world of closed minds and closing borders.

William F. Shughart II, J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice, Utah State University

Friedrich Hayek was one of the most insightful social scientists of the twentieth century. This volume shows the continuing relevance of Hayek’s ideas by using them as a foundation for exploring a variety of topics from a Hayekian perspective. These essays provide readers with an increased appreciation for Hayek’s intellectual contributions and insight into a variety of economic, legal and social institutions.

Randall G. Holcombe, DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics, Florida State University

This diverse and insightful collection represents the very best of contemporary Hayekian scholarship. The breadth of research is astounding and provides a fitting testimony to the multidisciplinary relevance of Hayek's career. Anyone in the social sciences and humanities will find insights and incitement for future work exploring how individuals engage with emergent orders to coordinate their activities.

Anthony J. Evans, ESCP Europe Business School

Hayek warned that “the economist who is only an economist is likely to become a nuisance if not a positive danger.” That sentiment animates this excellent collection of essays by emerging scholars applying, analyzing, and refining Hayekian ideas from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. There is something here for every scholar in social science, history, and political philosophy.

Adam Martin, Political Economy Research Fellow, Free Market Institute, Texas Tech University

Offers an insightful set of highly readable essays applying and extending Hayek's thought to history, politics, law, political philosophy, and even food anthropology. This edited volume offers a fascinating read with lots of interesting examples to anyone working in the Austrian tradition and beyond.

Diana W. Thomas

[The book] is an ambitious project that showcases the work of a group of young scholars who creatively apply Hayek’s thinking about knowledge, law, and spontaneous order to political and social problems in ways that he had never imagined.

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