Herman Finer

With Mussolini 's Italy, R.J.B. Bosworth—the foremost scholar on the subject writing in English—vividly brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth century's most notorious political experiments. Il Duce's Fascists were the original totalitarians, espousing a cult of violence and obedience that inspired many other dictatorships, Hitler's first among them. But as Bosworth reveals, many Italians resisted its ideology, finding ways, ingenious and varied, to keep Fascism from taking hold as deeply as it did in Germany. A sweeping chronicle of struggle in terrible times, this is the definitive account of Italy's darkest hour.

A pioneering study of the German (Provisional) Federal Economic Council - established around 1920. It had advisory functions in relation to economic policy. It could be viewed as a type of quasi-corporatist body for interest representation. Finer taught at LSE.

Herman Finer makes the classic response in this book to those who would argue that individual freedom is endangered by trends toward a planned society. Professor Finer's bold statemant is a reassertion of his confidence in man's ability to shape his own destiny in a society. This book is a lucid response to Friedrich Hayek's The Road to Serfdom and Hayek's opposition to social planning. Professor Finer examines and dissects Hayek's thesis and exposes his fallacies. Finer attacks his subject with logic and wit, exposing error and hidden agendas. Finer had world recognition in his field. This is a worthwhile read for those interested in political science and economics.