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Supporters Are Wrong

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  • Andrew Farrant
  • Edward McPhail

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Some supporters claim that Friedrich Hayek was more accepting of some aspects of the welfare state than is generally believed. Is that a way to sugarcoat his central laissez-faire message? The authors say there is no disguising his belief that the contemporary welfare state will lead to serfdom.

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  • Andrew Farrant & Edward McPhail, 2012. "Supporters Are Wrong," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(5), pages 94-105.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:55:y:2012:i:5:p:94-105
    DOI: 10.2753/0577-5132550505
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