Modern Economic Thought Milton Friedman Capitalism and Freedom First Edition Articulating Free Market Political Philosophy 1962

Milton Friedman

First Edition

Friedman, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom, University of Chicago Press, 1962. First edition., the foundational statement of free market political economy that shaped late twentieth century American libertarian and conservative thought. In this work Friedman argues that “competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom,” articulating a systematic defense of limited government, deregulation, school choice, and voluntary exchange during the height of Cold War ideological contest. Published at a moment when debates over state planning, Keynesian economics, and individual liberty defined public policy discourse, the book became a touchstone for advocates of market oriented reform in the United States and abroad. Its influence extended beyond academic economics into electoral politics, public administration, and global economic restructuring in the decades that followed.

Friedman, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom. Chicago: Octavo. Original blue cloth. No dust jacket. The volume represents Friedman’s most widely read and programmatic work, consolidating arguments he had advanced in academic research into a comprehensive political philosophy accessible to a broad readership. Frequently cited within the economics profession and public policy literature, the book has been included on multiple lists of influential postwar non fiction works, reflecting its sustained intellectual and political impact. Binding tight with light wear to boards; pages clean and internally sound. Overall condition: very good.

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