Capitalism and freedom / Milton Friedman ; with the assistance of Rose D. Friedman ; with a new preface by the author.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.Edition: 40th anniversary edDescription: xvi, 208 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0226264203 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226264211 (paper : alk. paper)
- 9780226264202 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226264219 (paper : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 330.122 F911 | Checked out | 06/15/2024 | 33111006291450 |
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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.
Originally published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1962].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The relation between economic freedom and political freedom -- The role of government in a free society -- The control of money -- International financial and trade arrangements -- Fiscal policy -- The role of government in education -- Capitalism and discrimination -- Monopoly and the social responsibility of business and labor -- Occupational licensure -- The distribution of income -- Social welfare measures -- Alleviation of poverty.
How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In this classic book, the author provides the definitive statement of his economic philosophy--one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom.