Illustrations of universal progress vs The Road to Serfdom: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Political science, Essays

Cover of Illustrations of universal progress

Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 451 pages · ≈ 8 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Road to Serfdom

The Road to Serfdom Friedrich A. von Hayek · 1944 ★★★★☆ 4.1 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Road to Serfdom is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Illustrations of universal progress.
The Road to Serfdom is the easier read (Challenging), Illustrations of universal progress more demanding (Demanding).

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