First published 1974

"The Pretence of Knowledge"

Name: "The Pretence of Knowledge"
Author: Friedrich A. Hayek

by Friedrich A. Hayek

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 11, 1974.Updated January 15, 2007

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Author: Friedrich A. Hayek
First published: 1974
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Publisher: Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 11
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Friedrich A. Hayek's Nobel Prize lecture on the limits of economic knowledge and the dangers of assuming precise scientific control over complex economies.

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Friedrich A. Hayek 1899–1992

Friedrich August von Hayek (1899–1992) was an Austrian-British economist and one of the most influential free-market thinkers of the 20th century. Read more about Friedrich A. Hayek.

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