Present Books In Favor Of Capitalism and Freedom
| Original Title: | Capitalism and Freedom |
| ISBN: | 0226264211 (ISBN13: 9780226264219) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Milton Friedman
Paperback | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 3.94 | 10169 Users | 575 Reviews
Declare Of Books Capitalism and Freedom
| Title | : | Capitalism and Freedom |
| Author | : | Milton Friedman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 40th Anniversary |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | November 15th 2002 by University of Chicago Press (first published January 1st 1962) |
| Categories | : | Economics. Politics. Nonfiction. Philosophy. Business. History. Finance |
Narration As Books Capitalism and Freedom
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.
Rating Of Books Capitalism and Freedom
Ratings: 3.94 From 10169 Users | 575 ReviewsNotice Of Books Capitalism and Freedom
The best way to describe Milton Friedman's manifesto is that while it has a laudable goal, the spreading of economic freedom to all, the means by which he would achieve them would ultimately do the opposite and leave people in continual poverty. His first chapter on how important economic freedom is is very good, but all of his arguments employ either strongman arguments that can't be reasonably argued against or straw man arguments that are too easy to knock down. Not only that, but his chapterLive and (hopefully) Learn...Before reading this book, I thought I was a fairly strong proponent of both free markets and limited government. TURNS OUT...I WAS WRONG!! Uncle Milt believed down to his very core in the rightness of free markets and after reading his passionate treatise on the benefits of same, I find I am not quite as far along the boulevard of laissez faire as I originally thought. Despite being under 250 pages, this is a dense, meaty work designed to summarize the arguments in
Inequality is one of the most pressing issues facing the US today. Milton Friedmans philosophy played a substantial role in creating the political environment that has allowed inequality to grow over the last four decades.Friedmans philosophy has currency to this day not because he was so smart or so right but because his ideas are so useful to those in power those who have wealth and those who benefit from supporting those who have wealth.My primary question as I read this book for the first
Edit 10/09/16: My opinion on the USSR not being socialist has changed since I wrote this review. My comment about "state tyranny" of the USSR replacing private tyranny has also changed in favor of the Soviet Union (and I'm ashamed for quoting Bakunin). Nonetheless, the criticisms of Friedman's arguments still remain valid. Below is the original review.____________________________________________Milton Friedman presents to us two societies: one in which the state controls the means of production
I last read Capitalism and Freedom as a teenager. Rereading it I was surprised about how contemporary and undated it is, even if the lectures it is based on were delivered more than 60 years ago. The lack of being dated is partly because much of the world has not changed (e.g., we still have occupational licensingin fact more of itand farm supports), Milton Friedman was prescient (e.g., the shift to floating exchange rates and lower top marginal tax rates), Friedman helped shape our thinking
I read this book as part of a class on Political Thought. I had food poisoning at the time that this book was assigned, but I would have been puking even if I hadn't had those undercooked pancakes that day. This book is so full of ruling class whitewash that it is truly difficult to read.The text, essentialized, was as follows: Capitalism offers rich people choices. These choices can be redefined as freedom. Therefore Capitalism offers freedom.Left out is what to do if you don't have the luxury
Audiobook (7 hours) this for yourself before even considering what I think is the atrocious (half read) Atlas Shrugged or condemning Milton and the Chicago school. Most Republicans are only cafeteria Friedmanists at best, which is a truly horrible mix. I'd like to think that I've mentally progressed since I first read most of this formative work for a class sophomore year in college so it was nice to find that it held up so well. That class was taught by my fav professor who would have then and
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