The comment proved highly controversial from the moment it was published. Few would question its influence but, half a century later, corporate social responsibility and its successor, ‘ESG’ have gone mainstream. Businesses ‘with a purpose’ are in the ascendant. Meanwhile, around a third of all actively managed money and the majority of multi-national businesses are committed to some form of CSR and ESG agenda.
Milton Friedman was one of the most influential economists of all time, but is he now losing the argument?
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