Books by Milton Friedman

Rose and Milton Friedman were a couple with many shared interests – being “Tyranny of the Status Quo and their memoirs “Milton and Rose D. Friedman, Two Lucky People” two other collaborations. They both studied at the University of Chicago, where Rose studied philosophy, and Milton started his work on political and economic freedom. Milton had life-long support from Rose toward his professional achievements.

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Free to Choose

Milton Friedman

A personal statement in book form by Milton and Rose Friedman, “Free to Choose” delves into their specific beliefs on how society ought to operate. They advocate voluntary exchange in free markets over state-controlled planned economies - including a case study on Japan’s and India’s economic policies after they modernized their rigid feudal and caste-based systems.

Book cover of Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman — critical summary review on 12min

Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman

Economic freedom classic “Capitalism and Freedom” by Milton Friedman advocates limited and dispersed power of government aimed to protect civil liberties because political freedom is only possible through (the historically tested) economic independence of minorities and marginalized groups. The central government should exist only to keep citizens away from civil and interstate conflicts and let them operate within the free-market ethos.

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