Comparing And Contrasting The Philosophies Of Hayek And Milton Friedman

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When we mention the “Chicago School” of economic thought, we mean it in the sense of the center of revolutionary economic thought and ideas. They believed in the ideas and principles of Friedrich Von Hayek, an Austrian exile, who believed governments should not interfere with the marketplace. Government controls and regulations of the economy would only make the economy worse and end democracy in a nation. Milton Friedman was a young economist from Chicago, who met Friedrich Von Hayek in an assembly of economists, historians, and journalists. Milton Friedman believed in Hayek’s principles of free markets and capitalism. He agreed that markets should be allowed to control themselves and that the government is to stay away. These principles contrast