This work gathers together the papers and reviews in which Hayek fought his lonely battle against socialism through the 1930's and 40's - a battle which culminated in his most famous work The Road to Serfdom.

This volume draws on Hayek's shorter articles for weeklies, and his reviews, as well as academic papers and articles. It also includes a substantial introduction, providing full background and outlining the significance of this period for Hayek's intellectual development. The material is divided into three sections: *Hayek's contributions to the famous market socialism debate *Hayek's responses to the onset of war, including his response to Keynes' How to Pay for the War *his papers on the relationship between economic planning and freedom