Hayek's work on price theory is central to my own thinking about how to manage the Wikipedia project. ... [O]ne can't understand my ideas about Wikipedia without understanding Hayek. (Jimmy Wales)

Hayek's work on price theory is central to my own thinking about how to manage the Wikipedia project. ... [O]ne can't understand my ideas about Wikipedia without understanding Hayek.

Jimmy Wales

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