Mariner Free to Choose: A Personal Statement Paperback – Big Book, 26 November 1990

It's for you.

This book met my goals at a large extent. I’d recommend it to everyone who wants to have an overview about the benefits of free market for whatever the thing. Based on data and experiences, the book shows that free market is, all in all, a better option than regulation or nationalisation of property/activity.

The quality of the book and print is sufficient to read it. It could be better but since you really care about it's content let me focus on something else.The argumentation presented in this book is very well formulated and easy to understand. You do not have to agree with every conclusion drawn from this argumentation, after all we are not as reasonable as we should be, however I think this book summarizes quite well the train of thought behind the liberal worldview and is definately worth a recommendation.

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This book is not difficult to read and its arguments are practical sounding and convincing. Economics and economists seem to exist either side of a political divide or, at least, between those who are wholeheartedly capitalist and those who are not. Milton Friedman is unashamedly of the former persuasion and he makes the case well, but not without including a social dimension that many could do well to examine; that is, without wealth and wealth creation, there can be no welfare that does anybody any good; you've got to make the money before you can spend it - however it is that you choose to do so, which is a political question. Friedman makes this case well, but also is quite clear that the role of Government is necessary to help keep a balance between greed and need. As he sees it, Government performs an essential role, but it should not try to act like a wealth creator, simply because it is both inefficient and inexpert in this role. His arguments are difficult to counter and one soon realises that his argument is valid and, essentially, practical. We could all benefit, as a nation, if we had a better grasp of economics and this book could well be a standard by which we receive that education: excellent book!