I highly recommend this to any intelligent person. There are also much more counter arguments made after the publication which should make finding the balance relatively simple. In Free to Choose, Friedman explains the importance of economic, political, and personal. The issues raised in this book are even more relevant than they were at the time of writing. Free to Choose by Milton & Rose Friedman. His views are, in short, that in a free economic environment the poor have more chances to become wealthy and that social security should stem from the community rather than federal government. Friedman is not working to make corporations earn more or wishes to see poor people dying on the street. What is interesting, however, is that unlike many of his critics the ideas presented are not cold or corporism centric. He is driving his agenda and criticism toward that must be sought elsewhere. The Friedmans explained how free markets enable people to make the best use of their talents. Its forceful message influenced a number of world leaders - among them Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Friedman political views being what they are this is obviously not a balanced book. Friedman 3.86 70 ratings10 reviews 'Free to Choose' was an international best-seller in 1980. Previous theories and especially socialism/marxism and anything around those ideologies.

These examples are easy to understand and they are being articulated very well. Milton Friedman paints his vision for the future based on Classical Liberalism (close to libertarism for Americans) with detailed examples on how the society would function in a free market environment. Forder treats Friedman neither as hero nor villain.

This is a scholarly work, though one that can be read and appreciated by those who are not trained economists. Regardless of your current political view, this information is important. James Forder’s Milton Friedman is a book that anyone interested in Friedman’s contributions to twentieth century economics should not miss. This is the best political/economics book I have listed/read and should be on the wishlist of anyone thinking about politics, economics and future in general.

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