《两个幸运的人：弗里德曼回忆录 》
Two Lucky People : Memoirs by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman
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这是一本值得珍藏的好书。两个幸运的人，诺贝尔经济学奖得主米尔顿·弗里德曼及其夫人罗斯·弗里德曼，共同回忆生活和历史，为我们清晰地勾勒出弗里德曼经济学思想的发展脉络。 弗里德曼出身于贫困的俄罗斯移民家庭，美国的多元文化氛围让他成长为“自由市场经济”理论的一代宗师。弗里德曼早在20世纪50年代就强烈抨击政府过度干预市场，这与当时被人们奉为经典的凯恩斯主义格格不入。“离经叛道”的弗里德曼凭借自己对美国经济的深刻体验，清醒地看到凯恩斯主义所面临的理论危机。他慷慨激昂地宣扬自己独到的经济见解，随时为维护真理而与他人争辩，为此受尽了人们的嘲弄。 历史在沉思之后，终于被他折服。由于创立了货币主义理论，提出了永久性收入假说，弗里德曼于1976年获得诺贝尔经济学奖。他与凯恩斯并驾齐驱成为20世纪最具影响力的经济学家。在美国国内，弗里德曼50年代提出的低税、教育凭证和负所得税的主张得到了人们的广泛赞同；而在美国之外，许多发展中国家都接受了他的“自由市场经济”理论，进而放弃了秉承多年的中央集权计划经济。 身为经济学家，弗里德曼并没有闭门造车，他广泛地接触政界人士。他与世界各国的领导人都关系密切，在公共政策领域贡献卓著。书中也披露了他在担任尼克松总统和里根总统非正式顾问期间的一些细节。他也非常善于推销自己的经济理论。1980年，弗里德曼曾经主持过一套十集的公共电视教育片——《自由选择》。在主持这一节目时，他不失时机地发表自己的经济观点，大力抨击政府干预经济的现象。与此同时，弗里德曼还与同是经济学家的妻子合著了同名的经济学专著。 在这本回忆录中，弗里德曼将自己的成就归因于“幸运”，归因于美国社会的自由开放、学生时代的良师益友、自己所经历的时代巨变等。当然，相濡以沫的爱侣罗斯在70多年中的相依相伴也是弗里德曼取得巨大成就的“幸运”之一。 弗里德曼夫妇经历了许多重大的历史事件，从经济大萧条到柏林墙的倒塌，更因为他们夫妇对整个世界的巨大影响，使得这本回忆录超越了单纯的个人境界，成为一部反思20世纪历史的恢宏巨著!
Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Perhaps they really are just a pair of lucky people, but Milton and Rose Friedman are so perfectly matched that destiny must have played some part in their coming together. Milton is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Rose, an influential theorist who advised American presidents and world leaders on the formation of their economic policies. Together the two wrote books (one flopped, the other is 1982's Free to Choose, a runaway bestseller) and were instrumental in influencing systems and ideas like negative income tax, the balanced budget amendment, tax-withholding, and even drug legalization. At times their ideas seemed outrageous but their strong belief that personal freedom is essential to a sound economy has helped shape many of the West's socioeconomic policies in the latter half of the 20th century.
And it is together, too, that the Friedmans penned their memoirs. The tone of Two Lucky People is quite humble despite their considerable achievements. They remember the lingering, technical conversations--which would put most people to sleep--that they shared in front of their fireplace; the personal and professional relationships they had with Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and Margaret Thatcher; Milton's winning of the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Science; and countless other triumphs in their field. The book lacks the personal information--tastes in literature, art, music--and the quotidian details that help form a solid sense of personality. But their passion for their vocation seems all-consuming and maybe, in the end, that's what defines them best. The Wall Street Journal, William P. Kucewicz ...a rich autobiographical and historical panorama ... What makes these memoirs so enjoyable is their candor. National Review, Stephen Moore ...[an] engaging book ... written in a kind of snappy dialogue... Commentary, David Frum On the evidence of this joint autobiography, it is little wonder that Milton and Rose Friedman are advocates of a free society. Their own lives are a testimonial to what freedom is about and what it offers.
Two Lucky People moves with vitality across many of the major issues of our century. But in the end, it remains a tantalizingly elusive book. Indeed, the Friedmans go to some lengths to present themselves as in almost every respect far less interesting than they really are: just two disinterested scientists, doting parents, and grandparents.
One would not learn from this book that they rank among the most radical critics of the American status quo, favoring the decriminalization of drugs, privatization of Social Security, and a wholesale recasting of the public-school system. But then, the outward-directed temperament that enabled the Friedmans to live such full and rich lives may be fundamentally at odds with the kind of introspection we expect in autobiographies. Ingram This "rich autobiographical and historical panorama" ("Wall Street Journal") provides a memorable and lively account of the lives of the Friedmans: their involvement with world leaders and many of this century's most important public policy issues. 26 photos. Product Description: In Two Lucky People, Rose and Milton Friedman provide a memorable and lively account of their lives, the people they knew, and the work they shared. Their involvement with world leaders and many of this century's most important public policy issues moves their memoir beyond the merely personal and makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century ideas.
"The Friedmans come across as the last Enlightenment thinkers in a post-modern world. . . . This is a book that restores your faith in reasoned discourse. . . . There really are people who believe in scholarly exchange as a way to discover truth."--David Brooks, New York Times Book Review "The Friedmans are a feisty couple, who clearly delight in their lives and each other. And shining through their reticence, and their conservatism, is a decency that even liberals will recognize."--Milton and Judith Viorst, Washington Post Book World
"This engaging book recounts the life and contributions of one of America's most influential writers and economists in the second half of the twentieth century. And her husband's no slouch either. . . . An indispensable guide through the evolution of economic thought."--Stephen Moore, National Review
"A thought-provoking book and one rich in history, the personal history of the Friedmans . . . and the cultural and political history of our country."--Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-Times Books "[Two Lucky People] is almost like a letter from a couple of old friends--a couple of old friends who had a long, compelling intellectual journey, came to know some of the great world leaders of this century, and had 60 years of happy, supportive marriage."--N. Gregory Mankiw, Fortune "A rich autobiographical and historical panorama."--William P. Kucewicz, Wall Street Journal
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