Hayek: A Collaborative Biography

Part XIII: 'Fascism' and Liberalism in the (Austrian) Classical Tradition

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History
Cover of the book Hayek: A Collaborative Biography by , Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9783319913582
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: September 15, 2018
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319913582
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: September 15, 2018
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Hayek claimed that he always made it his rule ‘not to be concerned with current politics, but to try to operate on public opinion.’ However, evidence suggests that he was a party political operative with ‘free’ market scholarship being the vehicle through which he sought – and achieved – party political influence. The ‘main purpose’ of his Mont Pelerin Society had ‘been wholly achieved’. Mises promoted ‘Fascists’ including Ludendorff and Hitler, and Hayekians promoted the Operation Condor military dictatorships and continue to maintain a ‘united front’ with ‘neo-Nazis.’ Hayek, who supported Pinochet’s torture-based regime and played a promotional role in ‘Dirty War’ Argentina, is presented as a saintly figure. 

 

These chapters place ‘free’ market promotion in the context of the post-1965 neo-Fascist ‘Strategy of Tension’, and examine Hayek’s role in the promotion of deflation that facilitated Hitler’s rise to power; his proposal to relocate Gibraltarians across the frontier into ‘Fascist’ Spain; the Austrian revival of the 1970s; the role of (what was presented as) ‘neutral academic data’ on behalf of the ‘International Right’ and their efforts to promote Franz Josef Strauss and Ronald Reagan and defend apartheid and the Shah of Iran

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Hayek claimed that he always made it his rule ‘not to be concerned with current politics, but to try to operate on public opinion.’ However, evidence suggests that he was a party political operative with ‘free’ market scholarship being the vehicle through which he sought – and achieved – party political influence. The ‘main purpose’ of his Mont Pelerin Society had ‘been wholly achieved’. Mises promoted ‘Fascists’ including Ludendorff and Hitler, and Hayekians promoted the Operation Condor military dictatorships and continue to maintain a ‘united front’ with ‘neo-Nazis.’ Hayek, who supported Pinochet’s torture-based regime and played a promotional role in ‘Dirty War’ Argentina, is presented as a saintly figure. 

 

These chapters place ‘free’ market promotion in the context of the post-1965 neo-Fascist ‘Strategy of Tension’, and examine Hayek’s role in the promotion of deflation that facilitated Hitler’s rise to power; his proposal to relocate Gibraltarians across the frontier into ‘Fascist’ Spain; the Austrian revival of the 1970s; the role of (what was presented as) ‘neutral academic data’ on behalf of the ‘International Right’ and their efforts to promote Franz Josef Strauss and Ronald Reagan and defend apartheid and the Shah of Iran

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Advances and Applications in Sliding Mode Control systems by
Cover of the book Practical Applications of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 13th International Conference by
Cover of the book Radio Frequency Identification: Security and Privacy Issues by
Cover of the book Race and Representative Bureaucracy in American Policing by
Cover of the book Industrial Teesside, Lives and Legacies by
Cover of the book Astronomy at High Angular Resolution by
Cover of the book Radio Monitoring by
Cover of the book Biotechnology Regulation and Trade by
Cover of the book Interprofessional Education in Patient-Centered Medical Homes by
Cover of the book Language and Cognitive Structures of Emotion by
Cover of the book Abstracting Geographic Information in a Data Rich World by
Cover of the book Vibration Control of Active Structures by
Cover of the book Algebra for Applications by
Cover of the book Enabling Students in Mathematics by
Cover of the book Vibrational Properties of Defective Oxides and 2D Nanolattices by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy