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Milton Friedman (Paperback)
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Milton Friedman (Paperback)
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List price R458
Loot Price R337
Discovery Miles 3 370
You Save R121 (26%)
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"One of the most important economic thinkers of all time" - Paul
Krugman Milton Friedman changed the world. From free markets in
China to the flat taxes of Eastern Europe, from the debate on drugs
to interest rate policy, Friedman's skill for vivid argument and
ideas led to robust and often successful challenges to a dizzying
amount of received wisdom. Relying on big-picture economic analysis
and an insistent faith in human freedom, he took on the economic
and political orthodoxies of his day - and if he didn't always win,
he never failed to change the terms of the debate. Rarely an
uncontroversial figure, with his disciples and detractors to this
day, this is neither a credulous nor a critical look at the Nobel
laureate. A brand new guide, it simply sets out to explain his
economic and public policy thinking in a straightforward and
accessible way for the general reader and student. Find out: - how
Friedman undermined Keynesianism and the prevailing wisdom of
large-scale economic intervention - how he demonstrated the true
cause of the Great Depression and identified its real culprits
(they weren't the ones jumping out of the windows) - what Friedman
believed really destroys the value of the money in your pocket and
how it can be stopped - his arguments for why regulations and
minimum- wage laws actually achieve lower standards and greater
poverty - his reasons for why big corporations prefer markets that
aren't free, and how high taxation harms the wealthy less than
anyone else. With more, too, on democracy, equality, global trade,
education, public services and financial crises, this is a concise
but comprehensive guide to the influence of a key 20th century
thinker. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about
the economist whose work changed everything.
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