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Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition | 
| Author: Milton Friedman
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 1137
Format: Special Edition
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 230
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0226264211
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.122
EAN: 9780226264219
ASIN: 0226264211
Publication Date: November 15, 2002
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Product 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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 M.F. is brilliant to a fault. December 10, 2008
Jason P. Denny (new york, ny)
This is a wonderful and timeless book that I recommend to any person interested in politics, economics, finance, ethics or current events. Friedman possessed a brilliant mind and the world is better off for having him. That being said, one must read this book with skepticism. In general, I identify with the fundamentals of the libertarian stance as applied in both a fiscal and social viewpoint. In a liberally structured utopia the philosophy of Friedman is magically flawless. Anybody who appreciates the absolute balance of risk to reward, credit to debit, or right to wrong would certainly appreciate the rational of Friedman. Unfortunately we do not live in such a world. The world we live in as a whole is messy. Nothing is as precise as we'd ideally like it to be. So, although I appreciate Friedman's philosophy, I find it hard to imagine its application - in entirety - on a macro level. Nevertheless it is a goal worth striving to achieve.
Read it twice October 15, 2008
C. Anderson (AUS)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A fantastic piece of literature. The concise nature of the book belies the depth of knowledge and purpose of Friedman's writings, but then that is what he intended. I find I take more out of the book each time I read it. A must for any serious economist and to any one willing to gain a clearer picture of the political economy and the forces at play.
Do yourself a big favour and read this and if are a socialist then be warned, the truth will hurt! (If Mises's work has not already done that)
Friedman is best on Economics this is a must read October 9, 2008
R. Booth (Huntington, WV)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
excellent read and should be a must for all college freshmen also should read "free to choose" by milton and rose friedman
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