Milton Friedman First Edition Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman, 1st Edition, 1962 1st Edition,Published by the University of Chicago Press. Hardcover. First edition of Friedman's magnum opus where he provides his first and definitive statement of this immensely influential economic philosophy, "one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom." Capitalism and Freedom has influenced the movement of libertarian and conservative philosophy in America. Milton’s philosophy of economic and individual freedom. Octavo, original blue cloth covers. The binding is tight with light (truncated) wear to the boards. No dust Jacket. The pages are clean. Overall in very good condition. Milton Friedman "is regarded [as] a giant within the economics profession, and is one of the two or three most referenced and revered economics figures in the 20th century" (Pressman, 161). Capitalism and Freedom was selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most influential books since the war." It also placed tenth on the list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century compiled by National Review and on Time Magazine's top 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923. (Inventory #: 16869)