Capitalism and freedom vs Die Idee der Staatsräson in der neueren Geschichte: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Capitalism and freedom Capitalism and freedom Milton Friedman · 1962 ★★★★☆ 3.8 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Moderate

Selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most influential books since the war"How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In this…

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Cover of Die Idee der Staatsräson in der neueren Geschichte Die Idee der Staatsräson in der neueren Geschichte Friedrich Meinecke · 1924 ★★★★☆ 4.1 438 pages · ≈ 8 h 07 m · Challenging

"Here is a study by a recognized master in the field of intellectual history of the challenge put by Machiavelli to the idea that there is a universal moral law governing human behavior. Should the political leader act…

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Capitalism and freedomDie Idee der Staatsräson in der neueren Geschichte
Goodreads — 4.4 (21)
Hardcover 3.5 (29) —
Google Books 5.0 (1) —
Apple Books 4.0 (19) —

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Capitalism and freedomDie Idee der Staatsräson in der neueren Geschichte
Ratings 29 21
Editions 14 18
Wikipedia attention 1336 —
Pages 202 438

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