Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman: controversial Nobel economist and advocate of free markets and libertarian social policy. Friedman was an intellectual inspiration of Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, making him one of the main intellectual influences in late 20th century politics. This new book will place Friedman in the context of the politics and economics of today.

About the author	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
A timeline of Milton Friedman's life and work	p. 7
The economist who changed everything	p. 11
Worldwide influence	p. 13
The making of an economist	p. 17
The public intellectual	p. 25
How to end financial crises	p. 33
The false trust in governments	p. 34
A better explanation	p. 41
Lessons for today	p. 47
Curing inflation and unemployment	p. 49
The disease of inflation	p. 51
Other explanations of inflation	p. 58
Inflation versus unemployment?	p. 59
How to control inflation	p. 61
How not to control inflation	p. 65
A bonfire of controls	p. 69
Free people and free trade	p. 71
Setting currencies free	p. 77
The poverty of regulation	p. 82
The failure of government	p. 89
The role of government	p. 91
Why governments fail	p. 94
The fraud of government	p. 98
A different approach	p. 105
The public intellectual	p. 25
How to end financial crises	p. 33
The false trust in governments	p. 34
A better explanation	p. 41
Lessons for today	p. 47
Curing inflation and unemployment	p. 49
The disease of inflation	p. 51
Other explanations of inflation	p. 58
Inflation versus unemployment?	p. 59
How to control inflation	p. 61
How not to control inflation	p. 65
A bonfire of controls	p. 69
Free people and free trade	p. 71
Setting currencies free	p. 77
The poverty of regulation	p. 82
The failure of government	p. 89
The role of government	p. 91
Why governments fail	p. 94
The fraud of government	p. 98
A different approach	p. 105
The merits of markets	p. 109
Friedman on markets	p. 111
Diversity, not discrimination	p. 118
Markets help ordinary people	p. 122
Freedom and equality	p. 127
The quest for equality	p. 130
Why freedom works	p. 134
The importance of personal freedom	p. 137
Friedman's view of humankind	p. 139
Further reading	p. 143
Index	p. 147
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