Georg Ludwig von Trapp

Modern society prefers allowing individuals to make their own choices as a result of liberalism. Modern society arose from traditional society. Some would go as far as saying that the industrial revolution was the mark at which most societies changed from traditional to modern. It can also be said that the industrial revolution marks the rise of capitalism which plays a big role in modern society. The industrial revolution allowed for a new quick and cheap way of producing goods allowing for a…

for patients. Bureaucracy has existed since the establishment of the NHS in 1948 and attempts to reform this have gone in vain. The NHS promises to provide up to date services yet this is not always seen. In this essay, I will illustrate Friedrich von Hayek’s ideas of free markets and apply it to the issue of bureaucracy within the NHS. Hayek’s thesis was that socialism eventually leads to totalitarianism (Gamble, 1996a). We see this progressing into reality from recent reports. Government…