Books in the Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists series

A collection of articles on the life and work of Sir John Hicks, perhaps best known for having introduced the IS-LM curve to modern economic theory.

The Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek is particularly noted as one of the premier defenders of the free market, stressing the benefits of personal liberty and arguing against economic planning. This four-volume set of Hayek's essays provides a full summary of the Nobel Prize-winner's theories.

Today Hayek reigns supreme as the kind of moral philosopher and political economist that economics has not seen since Adam Smith. This study charts the changes in his critical reputation.