TY - BOOK AU - Hayek,Friedrich A von AU - Hamowy,Ronald TI - Constitution of liberty : the definitive edition T2 - The collected works of F. A. Hayek SN - 9780415035309 AV - HB171JC585.H29 .H426 1989 vol. 17 U1 - 323.4 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Liberty KW - Rule of law KW - Social policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction -- The value of freedom -- Liberty and liberties -- The creative powers of a free civilization -- The common sense of progress -- Freedom, reason, and tradition -- Responsibility and freedom -- Equality, value, and merit -- Majority rule -- Employment and independence -- Freedom and the law -- Coercion and the state -- Law, commands, and order -- The origins of the rule of law -- The American contribution: constitutionalism -- Liberalism and administration: the rechtsstaat -- The safeguards of individual liberty -- Economic policy and the rule of law -- The decline of the law -- Freedom in the welfare state -- The decline of socialism and the rise of the welfare state -- Labor unions and employment -- Social security -- Taxation and redistribution -- The monetary framework -- Housing and town planning -- Agriculture and natural resources -- Education and research -- Postcript -- Postscript: why I am not a conservative ER -