Antony Fisher - Gerald Frost - książka wyd. 2002

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Antony Fisher: Champion of Liberty” by Gerald Frost is a biography of Antony Fisher (1915–1988), a British entrepreneur, philanthropist and influential supporter of free-market ideas. The book follows Fisher’s life from his experiences as a Royal Air Force pilot during the Second World War through his successful career in the poultry industry and his later involvement in economic and political affairs. A central theme is Fisher’s meeting with economist Friedrich A. Hayek, whose ideas about individual liberty and free markets had a profound influence on him. Frost describes how Fisher used his business success to support the development of institutions promoting classical liberal and free-market economic ideas, most notably the Institute of Economic Affairs, which he helped establish in 1955. The book also examines Fisher’s role in encouraging the creation of similar organisations internationally and his influence on the intellectual environment that later contributed to the economic reforms associated with Margaret Thatcher and other advocates of free-market policies.