Friedman’s influence grew from applying one analytic toolkit to many policy proposals
Evidence
Friedman’s scientifi c reputation and radical selfpresentation alone would have made him a formidable fi gure in the conservative intellectual world, but he multiplied his infl uence by combining these attributes with an extraordinarily inventive approach to public policy. The unorthodoxy of his perspective enabled him to apply a single set of analytic tools to generate a profusion of novel ideas, and he presented his readers with an abundance of explicit proposals that were clearly derived from and representative of a singular worldview. Over time and in combination, these qualities enabled him to shift the pa ram e ters of public debate. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 465
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Friedman modeled radical economic ideas entering policy through a four-stage trickle-down process — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 547; Keynesian dominance gave way to Friedman’s influence in economics — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 392; Friedman’s positive economics defended Marshall’s engine-like analytic approach — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial…, 1392 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Friedman’s positive economics defended Marshall’s engine-like analytic approach
#expands(0.85) — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera, 1392 - Friedman claimed positive economics could resolve policy disputes by eliminating value differences
#expands(0.80) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 405 - Free-market institutions converted technical economist Friedman into a political intellectual
#qualifies(0.75) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 417