Rice and risk: Decision-making among low-income farmers

of Galbraith and his critics, and a very useful synopsis of Friedman's major points. Professors Friedman and Galbraith are probably the two most widely read economists by the general public. In part their great appeal derives from excellent writing, an unusual trait for an economist to possess. In part their extreme confidence in their controversial proposals attracts many faithful followers. A short book review cannot settle the intellectual conflict between the ideas