Full Idea
Hayek argues that socialist economic equality can only be effectively put into practice by a strong, dictatorial government. Planning has to be imposed by force, and centralised economic power creates a dependency scarcely distingishable from slavery.
Gist of Idea
Socialist economics needs a very strong central power, virtually leading to slavery
Source
report of F.A. Hayek (The Road to Serfdom [1944]) by Johanna Oksala - Political Philosophy: all that matters Ch.7
Book Reference
Oksala,Johanna: 'Political Philosophy' [Hodder and Stoughton 2013], p.94
A Reaction
I don't see much sign of the post-war British Labour government being anything like this, even though they nationalised the railways and introduce a national health service. Hayek was mesmerised by Russia.