Friedman saw market expansion as reducing the need for political deliberation

Evidence

“The wider are the range of activities covered by the market, the fewer are the issues on which explicitly political discussions are required” (p. 24). — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 794

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Friedman held individual market exit could substitute for political regulation of war products — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 478; Friedman restructured public debate by reimagining the market as an infinite free resource — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 563; Friedman’s market optimism exceeded even the Victorian laissez-faire theorists — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 467 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Friedman held political freedom historically requires capitalism #expands (0.80) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 325