| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 286 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- [pt]. 1. 1912 to 1946 -- 1. Early life -- 2. Undergraduate years -- 3. University of Chicago and Columbia -- 4. Rose -- 5. World War II -- 6. Return to academe -- [pt]. 2. 1946 to 1976 -- 7. Department of economics -- 8. "Positive economics" -- 9. Family -- 10. Professor -- 11. A theory of the consumption function -- 12. Keynes -- 13. A monetary history of the United States -- 14. Chicago school of economics -- 15. Capitalism and freedom -- 16. Travel and Goldwater -- 17. Colleagues -- 18. Public intellectual and policy proposals -- 19. Nixon and the Nobel prize -- [pt]. 3. 1977 to 2006 -- 20. Free to choose -- 21. Reagan and international influence -- 22. Hayek and the role of ideas -- 23. School vouchers and social issues -- 24. Friedman prize -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Bibliographical essay -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006.
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Economists -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
1403976279 |
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9781403976277 |
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