Chronicles the life of economist Milton Friedman, discussing his contributions to economic theory, his role as a commentator and pundit, his efforts to reduce government and promote personal freedoms, and other related topics

Milton Friedman is rivaled only by John Maynard Keynes as the most influential political economists of the 20th Century. His approach was that of a classical liberal, rather than a conservative, though this put him on the political right in the United States. Friedman’s work demands to be...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Friedman’s life and autobiography -- Chapter 2: Part I Introduction -- Chapter 3: Friedman’s life and autobiography -- Chapter 4: Three controversies -- Chapter 5: Friedman in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s -- Chapter 6: Part I Conclusion -- Part II: Milton...

Volkswirtschafts-Crashkurs für jedermann. Von Marx bis von Hayek, von Sozialismus bis Liberalismus - eine Auswahl der wichtigsten ökonomischen Köpfe und Theorien, kurz und prägnant vorgestellt. Wer schon immer wissen wollte, worin sich Keynes und Friedman unterscheiden, ob Marx und von Hayek...