Milton Friedman : a biography / Lanny Ebenstein.

Author/creator Ebenstein, Alan O.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 286 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents I: 1912 to 1946: Early life -- Undergraduate years -- University of Chicago and Columbia -- Rose -- World War II -- Return to academe -- II: 1946 to 1976: Department of economics -- "Positive economics" -- Family -- Professor -- A theory of the consumption function -- Keynes -- A monetary history of the United States -- Chicago school of economics -- Capitalism and freedom -- Travel and Goldwater -- Colleagues -- Public intellectual and policy proposals -- Nixon and the Nobel prize -- III: 1977 to 2006: Free to choose -- Reagan and international influence -- Hayek and the role of ideas -- School vouchers and social issues -- Friedman prize.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-278) and index.
LCCN 2006052023
ISBN1403976279
ISBN9781403976277

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HB119.F84 E34 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold