Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

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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Posted: Aug-23-2009

The economic freedom is the best guarantee of personal freedom

The link between economic and political freedoms has been supported for a long time, and Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom" is one of the more important texts in that intellectual tradition. The central thesis of this book is that the private ownership and enterprise, rather than the...

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Posted: Aug-14-2009

Borderline Useless Neoliberal Arguments

Let me start out by saying Milton Friedman is a compelling figure who truly wishes for freedom and equal opportunity. Also, I realize that 'Capitalism and Freedom' was not an academic work in economics but rather a political manifesto for laymen. That being said...'Capitalism and Freedom' is...

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Posted: Jun-01-2009

Required Reading for All Voters and Citizens

Whether you are a liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, this is a fundamental popular "textbook" of required reading, if you care about your family and this (or any) country. It's timeless: the book sounds like it was written this year, even though it was written in the early 1960s.

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Posted: Jun-01-2009

Unanimity Without Conformity

I received Capitalism and Freedom as a gift from an admissions officer at the University of Chicago. At the time, I was a 17 year-old kid in high school applying to U of C, which of course, is the University where Milton Friedman taught. After several failed attempts to read it, I left the book...

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Posted: May-11-2009

An Important Political Philosophy in Need of Updating

Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom (University of Chicago Press, 1962 [2002]).Capitalism and Freedom is the product of a lecture series given by Milton Friedman in 1956 and published in book form in 1962. It is Friedman's greatest work in political philosophy, and it may take its place in...

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Posted: Mar-26-2009

Capitalism and Freedom: A Free Market Perspective

Milton Friedman, the most influential economist of the 20th century, writing on the economic fundamentals of a free market economy in his book, "Capitalism and Freedom", demonstrates that government should be limited. Not only were his ideas relevant for his day, but they are remarkably relevant...

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Posted: Dec-10-2008

M.F. is brilliant to a fault.

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...

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Posted: Oct-15-2008

Read it twice

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...

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Posted: Oct-09-2008

considering current events, he left something out!!!!

the title above says it all. something missing in his considerations. perhaps should include a chapter on human character and the greed that appears to run rampant in the higher levels of the economic ladder.

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Posted: Sep-09-2008

This man is a piece of garbage.

I literally almost vomitted reading this book for class. This father of Neoliberalism, the murderer Pinochet's pal, has caused immense suffering and destruction in the world with his proven-to-fail free market capitalism. Thank goodness he's dead. Lets pray there won't be another one as evil as...

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