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Friedman

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Fried·man  (frdmn), Milton 1912-2006.
American economist. He won a 1976 Nobel Prize for his theories of monetary control and governmental nonintervention in the economy.

Friedman [ˈfriːdmən]
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(Biographies / Friedman, Milton (1912 M, US, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist) Milton. born 1912. US economist, particularly associated with monetarism; a forceful advocate of free market capitalism
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Noun1.Friedman - United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)Friedman - United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)


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