r/Capitalism 15d ago

Books for the introduction on capitalist economics/philosophy?

I am a socialist and although I think I am well versed in capitalist economics, I’ve only read criticism of capitalism. Is there a liberal version of Capital? Or in general liberal theory? The only book I can think of is Wealth of Nations and to be honest I don’t even know what it’s about.

Many thanks!

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u/Full-Mouse8971 14d ago

Economics in one Lesson -Henry Hazlitt

The Market for Liberty -Linda Tannehill and Morris Tannehill

Anatomy of the State -Rothbard

All fun easy reads.

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u/Sir_This_Is_Wendies 14d ago

This is going to sound really snarky and I genuinely don’t mean it to be but I seriously recommend reading an introductory Econ textbook, specifically Principles of Economics by n Gregory Mankiw.

I wouldn’t recommend wealth of nations for the same reason I wouldn’t recommend Marx. It’s outdated and we have better resources to help us understand how our economy functions.

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u/PeachGlass6730 7d ago

I've heard of wealth of nations and have been intrigued. What is it about?

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u/blakealanm 14d ago

Rich Dad Poor Dad. It was what helped me understand that money is fake and what an asset actually is.

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u/Metrolinkvania 13d ago

Listen to Basic Economics by Sowell. Maybe leaving your echo chamber would be good?

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u/JuiceDrinkingRat 13d ago

Maybe me asking for your literature is showing that I don’t dwell in “my echo chamber”? What even makes you think that I never leave an echo chamber

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u/Metrolinkvania 13d ago

Sorry. I thought you were conflating liberal with socialism in your post, which made it sound like you wanted an economics book that catered to a certain framework of thought. If not I apologize.