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Economics in One Lesson is an easily understood, clearly argued case for free market economies. "A simple, straightforward analysis of economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy." |
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The Failure of the New Economics is a trenchant criticism of Keynesian economics (beloved of governments everywhere because it provides a rationale for government interference in the economy), with all its irrationalities such as reversals of cause and effect. |
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The Conquest of Poverty demolishes the convential anti-capitalist myths such as "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" and shows that the industrial revolution and capitalism have done more for the poor than anything else in history. |
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Man Vs. the Welfare State: economist Henry Hazlitt argues that free enterprise capitalism rather than welfare state socialism is the economic system best for all people. |
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Critics of Keynesian Economics: as the title suggests, more demolition of Keynesian economics. "Contains the most impressive collection of essays criticizing Lord Keynes's 'General Theory' ever assembled in book form. The editor has added a new introduction and preface to this volume. An outstanding anthology which includes a number of important essays otherwise hard or impossible to find in English." |
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The State Of Humanity "provides a comprehensive and balanced assessment of the state of the Earth and its inhabitants at the close of the twentieth century. More than fifty scholars from all over the world present new, concise, and accessible accounts of the present state of humanity and the prospects for its social and natural environment. Fifty-eight chapters are divided into six parts, concerned with health, standards of living, natural resources, the production of food, the natural environment, and a concluding section on the formation, power, and uses of public opinion and the news media." |
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The Ultimate Resource "skewers the sacred cows of environmentalism, population control, and Paul Ehrlich. In the contest between resource scarcity and human ingenuity, Simon bets the farm on the ability of intelligent people to overcome their problems. This book lays out convincing empirical evidence for Simon's prediction of a prosperous future. The key to progress is not state-run conservation programs, he says, but economic and political freedom. Only then can talented minds properly apply themselves to our earthly dilemmas." |
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Makers and Takers "is an impassioned manifesto that is a paean to individualism and libertarian ideals. With dozens of examples to bolster his cause, Contoski rails against government interference in private life and corporate affairs. He contends that government power to tax, regulate, and control the money supply smothers creativity and impedes progress. He rebuts arguments that industrial growth depletes resources and harms the environment, and he also challenges the reality of an overpopulation problem." |
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The Myth of the Robber Barons explodes the myth, now widely believed due to the influence of anti-capitalist ideologies, that free-enterprise capitalism leads to "robber barons". |
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Selected Essays in Political Economy is a lively defence of free market economics. Several other books by Bastiat are available from Amazon books - all are worth a read. |
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Breaking the Banks is another case against government control and for free enterprise. |
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Planning For Freedom is yet another book showing the unsustainability of a planned economy and the necessary superiority of freedom. |