...it is not the only kind of state that is able to do so. Liberty is defined as 'that condition of man in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society.' Coercion by individuals can be greatly reduced if one social agent, the state,...

...being under any type of arbitrary and illegitimate restraint. In the opinion of FA Hayek, liberty is a "condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society. ...The state in which a man is not subject to coercion by the arbitrary will of...

...coercion (1961, 28). Indeed, for Hayek the legitimate purpose of the legislature is to ensure that the "coercion of some by others is reduced as much as is possible in society" (1960, 1). As long as there is a potential for individuals to coerce each other, there is...

...begins the book, appropriately enough, with a definition of liberty. Liberty is that state of affairs "in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society" (Hayek 19603, 11). Coercion occurs "when one man's actions are made to serve another...

...important legacy of The Road to Serfdom. Hayek (1960, p. 11) began by defining "liberty" as a condition "in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society." This produces a dilemma, because the best way to avoid coercion is to set up...

...restraint or control. According to FA Hayek, freedom or liberty is a Liberty 361 "condition of man in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society. The state in which a man is not subject to coercion by the arbitrary will of another...

...that »freedom may be defined äs the absence of coercion«. Rather [...] its primary concern is »the condition of men in which coercion of some by others is reduced äs much äs is possible in society«." 123 Vgl. Havek(1973d), S. 187f. 5. Äußerer und innerer Zwang...