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by: Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9780451147950
ISBN: 0451147952
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: July 15, 1986
Publisher: Signet
Sales Rank: 6722
Studio: Signet
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Rating:  - At Whose Expense?
Ayn Rand, best known for her best selling fictional works outlining her own philosophy of Objectivism, presents a collection of thoughts on economics that provides one of the best explanations of laissez-faire capitalism available. Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal was my introduction to the Austrian economic school of thought and to this day, after considerable research on the subject, I cannot think of a better introduction.
Rand, in combination with Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, ... Read More
Rating: - An Excellent Collection of Essays on Ayn Rand's Political Views
This book contains an excellent collection of essays on the political branch of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and is appropriate for anyone seeking to obtain a deeper understanding of her political philosophy beyond reading her novels. A few of my favorite essays contained within include:
* What is Capitalism? -- Ayn Rand's delineation of Capitalism as a political system where individuals live according to the Trader Principle and have a minimal, but central government to prevent ... Read More
Rating: - Capitalism is Right
I find it strange that a reviewer would post that "Capitalism is Wrong" while typing it on a computer and sending it across an Internet to a website that is built on the back of that "evil" word. Do you see the contradiction?
Those that actually read the book would have grasped the essential statement she made which was that she was not primarily an advocate of Capitalism, but of reason. Capitalism was just the natural conclusion.
In any case, the collection of essays presented ... Read More
Rating: - Rand at her best
Yes, she is abrasive and condescending. That is because she tells the truth. Here is Ayn Rand at her fiery, angry best. Her logic is impeccable although her style may irritate many readers. If you are angry about what's happening to America today, at least attempt to read her prescient message.
Rating:  - Capitalism is wrong
Capitalism has a number of failings but perhaps the most basic one
is its theory of values. Capitalism acts as if there is a common
currency with which we can measure all that is valuable (money).
This value monism is incorrect. See "The non-existence of a utility
function and the structure of non-representable preference relations"
(Beardon, et al, J. of Math. Econ., vol. 37, pg 17-38, 2002) and refs.
therein. Capitalists simply get the math wrong. Money isn't everything. ... Read More
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