The Tyranny of the Status Quo

By Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman, Rose Friedman

Book Overview

In Tyranny of the Status Quo, Milton and Rose Friedman describe a remarkable political phenomenon: the uniform tendency in government to reverse the declared policies of leaders whether left or right. In the first six to nine months following their election, Reagan, Thatcher, and Mitterand, too, initiated big changes. Soon, each was frustrated by the "Iron Triangle" which preserves the status quo. In the triangle's corners are the direct beneficiaries of laws, the bureaucrats who thrive on them, the politicians who seek votes. Book jacket.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380698781
• ISBN13: 9780380698783
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

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