The constitution of liberty

The Constitution of Liberty is a book by Austrian economist and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recipient Friedrich A. Hayek. The book was first published in 1960 by the University of Chicago Press. It is an interpretation of civilization as being made possible by the fundamental principles of liberty, which the author presents as prerequisites for wealth and growth, rather than the other way around. The Constitution of Liberty was notably held up at a British Conservative Party policy meeting and banged on the table by Margaret Thatcher, who reportedly interrupted a presentation to indicate, in reference to the book, that "This is what we believe".