Summary International trade has created a highly interdependent world. Everyday products – such as phones, trainers or cars – are … Continue reading “An Introduction to Trade and Globalisation”

What is democracy? How does it work? What are its strengths – and its shortcomings? Two-thirds of the world’s population, … Continue reading “An Introduction to Democracy”

Summary Entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in boosting progress, productivity and prosperity. They drive economic growth and create new opportunities. … Continue reading “An Introduction to Entrepreneurship”

Free trade improves the well-being of all parties to it. The most significant way that trade achieves this outcome is … Continue reading “Free trade and how it enriches us”

Summary It is hard to find a book that explains, simply and fairly, what capitalism is, how it works, and … Continue reading “An Introduction to Capitalism”

Summary This book guides the reader through the highly original, but controversial, ideas of the Russian–American writer and thinker Ayn … Continue reading “Ayn Rand: An introduction”

The IEA’s Islamic Foundations of a Free Society, written by a range of Islamic scholars, sheds a great deal of light … Continue reading “Islamic Foundations of a Free Society”

Summary Freedom creates prosperity. It unleashes human talent, invention and innovation, creating wealth where none existed before. Societies that have … Continue reading “Foundations of a Free Society”