Milton Friedman : a concise guide to the ideas and influence of the free-market economist / / Eamonn Butler

• Autore: Butler Eamonn
• Pubblicazione: Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (162 p.)
• Disciplina: 163
• Soggetto topico: Economics - History; Monetary policy - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""A Timeline of Milton Friedman's Life and Work""; ""1. The economist who changed everything""; ""Worldwide influence""; ""The making of an economist""; ""The public intellectual""; ""2. How to end financial crises""; ""The false trust in governments""; ""A better explanation""; ""Lessons for today""; ""3. Curing inflation and unemployment""; ""The disease of inflation""; ""Other explanations of inflation""; ""Inflation versus unemployment?""; ""How to control inflation""; ""How to not cure inflation""; ""4. A bonfire of controls"" ; ""Free people and free trade""""Setting currencies free""; ""The poverty of regulation""; ""5. The failure of government""; ""The role of government""; ""Why governments fail""; ""The fraud of government""; ""A different approach""; ""6. The merits of markets""; ""Friedman on markets""; ""Diversity, not discrimination""; ""Markets help ordinary people""; ""7. Freedom and equality""; ""The quest for equality""; ""Why freedom works""; ""The importance of personal freedom""; ""Friedman's view of humankind""; ""Further reading""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Milton Friedman
• ISBN: 0-85719-125-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808656403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II