Customer Reviews:
 Echoes of Gandhi May 25, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Gandhi, "No society can possibly be built on a denial of individual freedom."
Gandhi, "... an increase in the power of the State ... does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality which lies at the heart of all progress..."
Interesting! April 30, 2007
Even though it's been a while since this book was written it still is important and its views are quite good. Maybe a bit fundamentalistic on liberal thoughts but once you read it you really understand why freedom is such an important value.
The book that got me hooked April 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was my first economics book, and I have been fascinated with political economy and political philosophy ever since. Friedman has always appealed to me because his libertarianism is grounded in pragmatism instead of a dogmatic idealism. Unlike many of the reviewers, I prefer this book to his later work (Free to Choose) because it delves into the philosophy behind his political economy.
 A little extreme for my likings... April 19, 2007
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
but he was well regarded by the wonderful folks at the Ivy League schools. I would have given 4 stars but he spent his latter years on the webite of that unpatriotic lunatic Michael W Hodges.
Verdict: a little too hippie
Decent, but Consider his Better Books April 6, 2007
40 out of 48 found this review helpful
I did not like this book much. I liked his other books more. It has many of the downfalls of dry, boring academic writing. He wrote this book a long time ago and was not a very good writer yet. Also, Friedman makes rigidly-ideological attacks which, in retrospect, are clearly distorted and embarrassing, hurting his otherwise great economic ideas.
Milton Friedman's best book for general readers is "Free to Choose: A Personal Statement." He wrote this book late in his career and, mercifully, gets straight to his message is that book. Friedman's best academic book for scholars is, by far, his "Monetary History." Indeed, it is his best book, period. It was responsible for his winning the Nobel Prize in economics. Although a little outdated, it made an lasting impact on economics.
Just my two cents.
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