It is in 1944 that FA (Friedrich) Hayek, an Austrian economist, wrote The Road to Serfdom, a classic defense of democracy and market economies whose status bestseller testament to the quality of reflection and judgment criticism that the author carries on socialism and planned economy. The book also mentions the influence of Karl Marx and other German philosophers on the choice of German citizens to rally the totalitarian regime of Adolf Hitler. The Great Depression of the 1930s meanwhile revived the debate on capitalism and gave a strong impetus to support socialist theses in democratic countries such as the US, UK and other democracies, despite the Hayek warning from the citizens of those countries. Indeed, for him, extol the virtues of socialism posed a risk to their freedom. The Road to Serfdom includes a detailed foreword by the editor of the book, specific comments of the original text, including an annex many relevant documents and an introduction to the version published in 1994, written by the Specialist Milton Friedman monetary policy. getAbstract recommends this test to all readers who seek the quintessence of literature related to the subject, and those wishing to explore the philosophical differences of socialism and capitalism.