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Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. In this way, all market participants will receive the correct information from the.At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. The market relays information through prices therefore, prices must be free to reach their own levels, based on the buying preferences of consumers and the selling preferences of producers, without any government interference. The Friedmans' economics is based on the themes of human freedom, economic freedom and equity and the book discusses what happens when these three concepts are ignored. The book combines introductory economics concepts with political philosophy, which is usually missing from many introductory economic courses. Milton Friedman's TV series, Free to Choose is based upon this book. The book illustrates the Friedmans' strong beliefs in free markets and capitalism. Chapter 1, The Power of the Market Summary and Analysisįree to Choose: A Personal Statement by Milton and Rose Friedman is a book about economics.

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