Leveled Readings / F. A. Hayek: The Use of Knowledge in Society (1945)
F. A. Hayek: The Use of Knowledge in Society (1945)
F. A. Hayek, “The Use of Knowledge in Society” (1945)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“…without an order being issued, without more than perhaps a handful of people knowing the cause, tens of thousands of people whose identity could not be ascertained by months of investigation, are made to use the material or its products more sparingly…”
Adapted · about grade 4
Even with no order, and with few people knowing why, thousands of people start using a scarce material more carefully.
Adapted · about grade 7
Without anyone giving an order, and with only a few people knowing the reason, tens of thousands of unknown people begin to use the material more sparingly.
Adapted · about grade 10
Without any order being issued, and with perhaps only a handful of people knowing the cause, tens of thousands of people who could not be identified are led to use the material more sparingly.