Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman
BornJuly 31, 1912
New York City, United States
DiedNovember 16, 2006
San Francisco, California, United States
NationalityStatesian


Milton Friedman was a Statesian neoliberal economist who originated the Chicago school of economics. He claimed that free markets and privatization of public services increases living standards. Friedman met with and inspired the economic policies of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.[1] Milton Friedman contends that within a capitalist framework, an optimal structure includes a caste system featuring a substantial segment of non-citizen laborers.[2]

References

  1. Jon Britton (2006-12-01). "Milton Friedman: Ideologue of capitalist ‘freedom’" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. Twitter (2024-02-14). "Milton Friedman’s take on illegal immigration".