Inflation A Worldwide Disaster Author:Irvings S. Friedman 1980 - A new decade brings world-wide praise for Inflation: A World-wide Disaster... Peter F. Drucker calls it " the best book on inflation", and goes on: " It is a true economic classic of great importance. It is written so that the layman can can read and enjoy it ; yet it goes to the heart of the economic theory. An... more »d it is so thorough and comprehensive in it;s scientific approach that even the most experienced economist can learn a great deal from it. This is a book of tremendous importance, and particularly timely." Harford Thomas, in the Manchester [ England ] Guardian, says : "It reads as if it might have been written at the end of the 1970s rather than the beginning... It is one of those rare books of contemporary history which have gained in relevance with the years. IRVING S. FRIEDMAN , in a distinguished international career as a practicing economist, has worked on the problems of inflation from a global perspective with the United States Treasury, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.« less