Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman
Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman
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Capitalism and Freedom

Author: Milton Friedman

Narrator: Michael Edwards

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2012


Synopsis

Milton Friedman argues that the appropriate role of competitive capitalism occurs when the majority of our economic activity flows through private enterprise within a free market environment. This is unequivocally the most effective device for achieving economic freedom, as well as the necessary condition in which political freedom can be attained. Friedman's arguments are positively bold, enlightening, and impacting. Among the specific topics he addresses are "The Control of Money," "Fiscal Policy," "Capitalism and Discrimination," and "Social Welfare Measures."

About Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman (1912–2006) was perhaps the most influential economist of the twentieth century. Professor, columnist, author, and advisor, he was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize in economic sciences.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on February 08, 2019

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 occupat......more

Goodreads review by Riku on September 19, 2014

Friedman is definitely one of the most eloquent economists ever to have ventured into public discourse and also one of the most influential. And his arguments are powerful and almost impossible to argue against without stripping oneself of intellectual integrity. No doubts about that. But the imagin......more

Goodreads review by Clinton on October 12, 2011

Capitalism and Freedom examines the ultimate pursuit of freedom and liberty through the absence of government interference in the market and politics. Although government is warranted in the market yet limited, the market will always prevail in the most efficient use of resources. In a free society,......more

Goodreads review by Erik on February 07, 2016

I read this after Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose as a text ancillary to those assigned for Dave Schweickart's course entitled "Capitalism, Socialism, Democracy" and found it less offensive and more thought provoking than that later text. Personally, I share Friedman's libertarianism in the......more

Goodreads review by Paul, on January 04, 2011

Friedman is the essence of the Chicago school of conservative/libertarian economics, and some say his is the driving idea behind Reagan's supply side economics. Whatever you think about Reagan, Friedman is man of no small insight, both into economics and into politics. Some of the rationales for his......more