by Milton Friedman (Author)



Book Description

Selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most
influential books since the war"

How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the
threat it poses to individual freedom? In this classic book, Milton
Friedman provides the definitive statement of his immensely influential
economic philosophy--one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a
device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for
political freedom. The result is an accessible text that has sold well
over half a million copies in English, has been translated into eighteen
languages, and shows every sign of becoming more and more influential as
time goes on.

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Selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most
influential books since the war"

How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the
threat it poses to individual freedom? In this classic book, Milton
Friedman provides the definitive statement of his immensely influential
economic philosophy--one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a
device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for
political freedom. The result is an accessible text that has sold well
over half a million copies in English, has been translated into eighteen
languages, and shows every sign of becoming more and more influential as
time goes on.

Product Details

Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; (November 15, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226264211