Milton Friedman : a biography
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Milton Friedman : a biography
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, c2007
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Originally published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
"First Palgrave Macmillan paperback edition: January 2009"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Born the son of immigrant parents, Milton Friedman went on to become a major figure during the resurgence of American conservatism. As an advisor to the Reagan administration and a widely read columnist, he played a vital role in shaping government policy and public opinion while he made headlines for his controversial views. Drawing on the author's unprecedented access to personal archives and to Friedman himself over the past decade, this is the first book to trace his life and development as an economic theorist. With a combination of intimate personal detail and fascinating exploration of economic theory, this is a revealing look at the man regarded by many as a hero of libertarianism and laissez-faire economics.
Table of Contents
Childhood and Youth Rutgers University of Chicago Columbia Rose Washington New York World War II National Bureau and Controversy Department of Economics 'The Methodology of Positive Economics' Essays in Positive Economics Family Teacher Keynes A Theory of the Consumption Function A Monetary History of the United States Chicago School of Economics From Economics to Advocacy Capitalism and Freedom Goldwater and Travel AEA President Colleagues Newsweek Columnist Policy Proposals Nixon and Chile Nobel Prize Hoover Institution Free to Choose Reagan Influence Hayek and Ideas School Vouchers and Drugs Recent Work Friedman Prize
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