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Not So Free to Choose: The Political Economy of Milton Friedman and Ronald Reagan
By Elton Rayack
236 pages
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- Praeger
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- New York
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- 1987
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Synopsis
This book is a critical and carefully documented study of the influence of the teachings of economist Milton Friedman on the current administration. Claiming that Friedman's popular writings have exerted a powerful influence on the policies, ideology, and rhetoric of the Reagan administration, the author examines some 300 columns Friedman has written for Newsweek along with his best-selling books, Capitalism and Freedom and Free to Choose. While conceding that President Reagan has ...
This book is a critical and carefully documented study of the influence of the teachings of economist Milton Friedman on the current administration. Claiming that Friedman's popular writings have exerted a powerful influence on the policies, ideology, and rhetoric of the Reagan administration, the author examines some 300 columns Friedman has written for Newsweek along with his best-selling books, Capitalism and Freedom and Free to Choose. While conceding that President Reagan has sometimes opposed Friedman's recommendations, the author argues that by examining which Reagan proposals deviated from Friedman's laissez-faire line we can gain insight into the Presidet's real objectives as distinguished from the goals contained in his free-market rhetoric.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- CONTENTS vii
- List of Tables and Figures ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- 1 - Introduction 1
- Notes 9
- 2 - Friedman, Reagan, and the Role of Government: Some General Principles 9
- Notes 14
- 3 - The Political Case for Free Trade: Free Markets and Peace 15
- Notes 21
- 4 - Free Markets and Central Economic Planning: A Controlled Experiment 23
- Notes 35
- 5 - The Chilean Miracle: The Triumph and Tragedy of Ideology 37
- Notes 74
- 6 - The Evils of Big Government: Friedman's Attack on the Welfare State 78
- Notes 100
- Title Page iii
- CONTENTS vii
- List of Tables and Figures ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- 1 - Introduction 1
- Notes 9
- 2 - Friedman, Reagan, and the Role of Government: Some General Principles 9
- Notes 14
- 3 - The Political Case for Free Trade: Free Markets and Peace 15
- Notes 21
- 4 - Free Markets and Central Economic Planning: A Controlled Experiment 23
- Notes 35
- 5 - The Chilean Miracle: The Triumph and Tragedy of Ideology 37
- Notes 74
- 6 - The Evils of Big Government: Friedman's Attack on the Welfare State 78
- Notes 100
- 7 - Freedom, Equality, Power, and the Growth of Government 102
- Notes 131
- 8 - A Ragbag" of Social Programs" 135
- Notes 169
- 9 - Friedman, Reagan, and Reality 172
- Notes 200
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 203
- INDEX 209
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 217