1966, nonfiction
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
A moral defence of laissez-faire capitalism as the only system consistent with individual rights, with essays on antitrust, monopolies, the gold standard and the history of business.
Essays by Rand with contributions from Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan and Robert Hessen.
Number 6 in our suggested reading order: Her moral case for capitalism and her politics.
Ideas it carries
- Individual rights
Moral principles that define and protect a person's freedom of action in society.
- Laissez-faire capitalism
A social system based on individual rights, including property rights, with government separated from economics.