Capitalism and the Historians - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226320723 ISBN 13: 9780226320724

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1963

Synopsis

The views generally held about the rise of the factory system in Britain derive from highly distorted accounts of the social consequences of that system—so say the distinguished economic historians whose papers make up this book. The authors offer documentary evidence to support their conclusion that under capitalism the workers, despite long hours and other hardships of factory life, were better off financially, had more opportunities, and led a better life than had been the case before the Industrial Revolution.

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About the Author

F. A. Hayek (1899-1992), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 and co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and a leading proponent of classical liberalism in the twentieth century. He taught at the University of Vienna, University of London, University of Chicago, and University of Freiburg.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1963
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226320723
• ISBN 13: 9780226320724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196
• Editor: Hayek F. A.