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

Edward Younkins is professor of Accountancy and director of Graduate Business Programs at Wheeling Jesuit University.

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.

• Chapter 1: Ayn Rand's Economic Thought, Samuel BostaphChapter 2: An Analysis of Externalities from an Objectivist Perspective, Brian P. SimpsonChapter 3: Teaching Economics Through Ayn Rand, Peter BoettkeChapter 4: Cultivating the Economic Imagination with Atlas Shrugged, Emily Chamlee-WrightChapter 5: Inclusion of Atlas Shrugged in Economics Classes, Calvin Kent and Paul HamiltonChapter 6: Economics in Atlas Shrugged, Richard SalsmanChapter 7: Economics in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Edward W. YounkinsChapter 8: Atlas Shrugged and Public Choice: The Obvious Parallels, Bryan CaplanChapter 9: Francisco d' Anconia on Money: A Socio-Economic Analysis, Steven HorwitzChapter 10: Business in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Edward W. YounkinsChapter 11: The Traits of Business Heroes in Atlas Shrugged, Edwin LockeChapter 12: Objectivist Epistemology as the Foundation of Marketing Theory, Jerry KirkpatrickChapter 13: Ayn Rand and Contemporary Business Ethics, Stephen R. C. HicksChapter 14: Identity