Manhattan Institute Announces Finalists For Hayek Book Prize

NEW YORK, NY — Manhattan Institute has announced the list of finalists for the 14^th annual Hayek Book Prize. The prize, awarded in New York each year, celebrates authors who best represent the principles of F.A. Hayek. 

The finalists are:

• Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing our Digital Future by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson (W. W. Norton & Company)
• India’s Long Road: The Search for Prosperity by Vijay Joshi (Oxford University Press)
• Europe’s Growth Challenge by Anders Aslund and Simeon Djankov (Oxford University Press)
• The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of US Federal Entitlement Programs by John F. Cogan (Stanford University Press)
• Clashing over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy by Douglas A. Irwin​ (University of Chicago Press)

“Several nations confront a turning point—continue on Hayek’s ‘Road to Serfdom,’ or opt for a better path. This year’s selections all note the darker way and illuminate the brighter alternative of free markets for nations' futures,” said Amity Shlaes, jury chair.

Manhattan Institute President Lawrence Mone added, “It is impressive to see such a strong list of finalists, showing that the lessons of F.A. Hayek and his work continue to be valued and explored today.”

The winner, who will receive a $50,000 award, will be announced in the spring and will deliver the annual Hayek lecture in New York in June.

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About the Hayek Lecture and Book Prize

Political philosopher and Nobel laureate F. A. Hayek, author of groundbreaking works such as The Road to Serfdom and The Constitution of Liberty, was the key figure in the twentieth century revival of classical liberalism. He was also a formative influence on the Manhattan Institute. When our founder, Sir Antony Fisher, asked how best to reverse the erosion of freedom, Hayek advised him not to begin with politics per se but to fight first on the battlefield of ideas. The Hayek Lecture and Prize affirm and celebrate this mission.