Author(s): Andrew Bernstein
Publisher: University Press of America
Pages: 500
Binding: Paperback
The subtitle of this excellent book is "The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire," and it delivers. More than simply a retread or a glorified term paper of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach to economics, this book eloquently builds on her case with loads and loads of concrete examples, tied together with sound conclusions. One unique contribution is Dr. Bernstein's characterization of the late 19th Century as the Inventive Period, which it most definitely was. He explains, in economic and philosophical terms, exactly why we had the Thomas Edisons of the world at that time, and why we can again. I felt uplifted about human nature and the future of humanity from reading this book, and I bet you will too.