<p>Friedman was the least laissez-faire economist of the 20th Century. He was the brain behind “disaster capitalism” - massive outside governmental interference in the political, military, and economic affairs of other nations - at huge cost, it should be added - in order to “redesign” entire economic systems, both internally and externally. And the results have been catastrophic almost everywhere they have been tried.</p>
<p>Good book on the subject - <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrine-Rise-Disaster-Capitalism/dp/0312427999/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247977267&sr=8-1[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrine-Rise-Disaster-Capitalism/dp/0312427999/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247977267&sr=8-1</a></p>