Perspectives on Ayn Rand's Contributions to Economic and Business Thought

By (author) Edward W. Younkins Foreword by John A. Allison Contributions by Samuel Bostaph Ph.D., Bryan Caplan, Eric B. Dent, Stephen Hicks, Steven Horwitz, Jerry Kirkpatrick, William Kline, Edwin A. Locke, John A. Parnell, Richard M. Salsman, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Edward W. Younkins

Publication date:

15 October 2018

Length of book:

386 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498546096

Ayn Rand wrote and lectured on economic concepts and topics. This volume addresses the economic and business aspects of her writings. The authors of this anthology are from a variety of fields and all of them are enthusiastic supporters of her ideas.

Chapter 1: Ayn Rand's Economic Thought, Samuel Bostaph

Chapter 2: An Analysis of Externalities from an Objectivist Perspective, Brian P. Simpson

Chapter 3: Teaching Economics Through Ayn Rand, Peter Boettke

Chapter 4: Cultivating the Economic Imagination with Atlas Shrugged, Emily Chamlee-Wright

Chapter 5: Inclusion of Atlas Shrugged in Economics Classes, Calvin Kent and Paul Hamilton

Chapter 6: Economics in Atlas Shrugged, Richard Salsman

Chapter 7: Economics in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Edward W. Younkins

Chapter 8: Atlas Shrugged and Public Choice: The Obvious Parallels, Bryan Caplan

Chapter 9: Francisco d' Anconia on Money: A Socio-Economic Analysis, Steven Horwitz

Chapter 10: Business in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Edward W. Younkins

Chapter 11: The Traits of Business Heroes in Atlas Shrugged, Edwin Locke

Chapter 12: Objectivist Epistemology as the Foundation of Marketing Theory, Jerry Kirkpatrick

Chapter 13: Ayn Rand and Contemporary Business Ethics, Stephen R. C. Hicks

Chapter 14: Identity, Professional Ethics, and Substantive Style in The Fountainhead, William Kline

Chapter 15: Ayn Rand's Objectivist Virtues as the Foundation of Morality and Success in Business, Edward W. Younkins

Chapter 16: Reconciling Economics and Ethics in Business Ethics Education: The Case of Objectivism, Eric Dent and John Parnell

This superb collection surveys the profound impact of Ayn Rand’s philosophy on economic and business thought. Its contributors provide wonderfully diverse and valuable perspectives on Rand’s intellectual influence. The exceptional quality of the essays are a further illustration of the growing body of scholarly literature on Rand. I recommend this important anthology for all those who are interested in Rand’s continuing appeal and enduring legacy.