内容简介
Bornthesonofimmigrantparents,MiltonFriedmanwentontobecomeamajorfigureduringtheresurgenceofAmericanconservatism.AsanadvisortotheReaganadministrationandawidelyreadcolumnist,heplayedavitalroleinshapinggovernmentpolicyandpublicopinionwhilehemadeheadlinesforhiscontroversialviews.Drawingontheauthor'sunprecedentedaccesstopersonalarchivesandtoFriedmanhimselfoverthepastdecade,thisisthefirstbooktotracehislifeanddevelopmentasaneconomictheorist.Withacombinationofintimatepersonaldetailandfascinatingexplorationofeconomictheory,thisisarevealinglookatthemanregardedbymanyasaherooflibertarianismandlaissez-faireeconomics.
作者简介
LannyEbensteinistheauthororco-authorofeightbooksinthehistoryofeconomicandpoliticalthought,includingFriedrichHayek:ABiography,Hayek'sJourney:TheMindofFriedrichHayek,and,withhislatefather,WilliamEbenstein,GreatPoliticalThinkers:PlatotothePresent.EbensteinreceivedhisPh.D.fromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience.HeresidesinSantaBarbara,California.