Free to Choose (1980) is a book (ISBN 978-0-15-633460-0) and a ten-part television series advocating the free market by economists Milton and Rose D. Friedman.
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement maintains that the free market works best for all member of a society, claims to provide examples of how the market works, and maintains that it can solve problems where other approaches have failed. Published in January 1980, the 297 page book contains...
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Free to Choose (1980) is a book (ISBN 978-0-15-633460-0) and a ten-part television series advocating the free market by economists Milton and Rose D. Friedman.
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement maintains that the free market works best for all member of a society, claims to provide examples of how the market works, and maintains that it can solve problems where other approaches have failed. Published in January 1980, the 297 page book contains 10 chapters dealing with issues such as:
Milton Friedman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1976. Contrary to normal practice the book was written after the TV series was produced, although the line "Basis for the acclaimed public television triumph" is written on the front cover, using the program transcripts as reference. The book was on the United States best sellers list for 5 weeks.
PBS telecast the series, beginning in January 1980; the general format was that of Dr. Friedman visiting and narrating a number of success and...
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