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Free to Choose

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Free to Choose

By: Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
Narrated by: James Adams
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Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, teamed up to write this most convincing and readable guide, which illustrates the crucial link between Adam Smith's capitalism and the free society. They show how freedom has been eroded and prosperity undermined through the rapid growth of governmental agencies, laws, and regulations. While a large central government may have good intentions, the results it produces are lamentable. More than another indictment of government planning and bureaucracy, however, Free to Choose offers several convincing and creative remedies to the world's woes.©1979 John McDermott, Forward 1990 Milton Friedman and Rose D. Friedman (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Business & Careers Freedom & Security Theory Business Economic inequality Economic disparity Inspiring Thought-Provoking US Economy
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"Excellent book....This reviewer has never read a more straightforward and simple statement of the present ills facing our society and what we as citizens in a democracy must do about them." ( Chicago Sun Times)
"Milton Friedman puts verities back into focus and puts us back in touch with how a free and abundant society can work - if we let it. That is why he deserved his Nobel Prize in economics, and it is why you should read this book." ( Reader's Digest)

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Important reading, now more than ever

I would argue that these truths ring truer now than they did when Milton and Rose Friedman wrote them.

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Too bad Government didn’t listen to Friedman

Really enjoyed listening this book. Timing is interesting. When it was written countries were coming to the senses and removing socialist governments. Currently we can only hope the same thing happens. Unfortunately we have much more government control today then back then.
All topics discussed in the book are relevant today. It’s just super depressing we are much more worse off.

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what insight that man had

I hope Donald Trump has read this, we could really turn things around in the American/global economy

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Classic!

This book takes the classic arguments for economic freedom and makes them fresh and exciting with new examples such as the manufacturing of the pencil held by the author on the cover.

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Awesome

Milton Friedman perfectly sums up what is wrong with or country and many countries around the world. The encroachment of government, encouraged by well meaning people, has the opposite intended effect in every instance.

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Explains Western philosophy

Has many compelling ideas but takes a 1 sided approach to many key points like most things. it's the antithesis of Marxism.

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Read This

Every person on this planet should read this. Without a doubt should be suggested reading in every high school and college.

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Sound economics from a libertarian perspective.

10 chapters of why the government should interfere less in the economy. Strong enough arguments to rally the like-minded and soften if not convert the opposition.

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Accessible economics

Powerful ideas illustrated with good examples. Most of it was understandable without an econ degree.

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A good accompaniment to the Televised series

This book covers a lot of the same ground as does the TV series, but it does go into greater theoretical and empirical depth

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