Introduction

The purpose of this work is to allow the reader who is interested in some difficult economic topics to grasp them and the free market viewpoint with very little effort. Having experienced the frustration of attempting to counter some of the statist viewpoints common in economic texts, news stories and other works and in discussions without such a reference guide, I decided to produce just such a work.

The reader will find the topics to be some of the most common ones about which anti-free market writers find fault along with analysis of some technical items normally addressed in a modern economics course with which this author finds fault. It is hoped that in the space of one or two pages the reader will see the plausibility of the free market perspective and the fallacy of the opposite view. Here, in a short space the essence of the views will be presented with a reference listing for material which the reader can consult if interested in further pursuing the topic. This reference book provides an easy alternative source of information for those unfamiliar with all of the works and arguments advanced in regard to economic theory and the virtues of the free market.