Perspectives on Ayn Rand’s contributions to economic and business thought

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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. Foreword / John A. Allison -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ayn Rand's Economic Thought / Samuel Bostaph -- An Analysis of Externalities from an Objectivist Perspective / Brian P. Simpson -- Teaching Economics Through Ayn Rand: How the Economy is Like a Novel and How the Novel Can Teach Us about Economics / Peter J. Boettke -- Cultivating the Economic Imagination with Atlas Shrugged / Emily Chamlee-Wright -- Inclusion of Atlas Shrugged in Economics Classes / Calvin A. Kent and Pual Hamilton -- Economics in Atlas Shrugged / Richard M. Salsman -- Economics in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged / Edward W. Younkins -- Atlas Shrugged and Public Choice: The Obvious Parallels / Bryan Caplan -- Francisco d'Anconia on Money: A Socio-Economic Analysis / Steven Horwitz -- Business in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged / Edward W. Younkins -- The Traits of Business Heroes in Atlas Shrugged / Edwin A. Locke -- Objectivist Epistemology as the Foundation of Marketing Theory / Jerry Kirkpatrick -- Ayn Rand and Contemporary Business Ethics / Stephen R. C. Hicks -- Identity, Professional Ethics, and Substantive Style in The Fountainhead / William Kline -- Ayn Rand's Objectivist Virtues as the Foundation for Morality and Success in Business / Edward W. Younkins -- Reconciling Economics and Ethics in Business Ethics Education: The Case of Objectivism / Eric B. Dent and John A. Parnell -- Appendix: Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism / Edward W. Younkins.