If you wish to know more about the free market concept and its relevance today, here are some books that you must read.

1. Top 10 Must Reads on
Free Markets
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2. Milton Friedman
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement is a great read
by a master proponent of free markets. The book
shows how free markets produce the best results for
all members of a society. Through examples, the book
reveals how free markets boost prosperity and solve
problems where other forms of governance have
failed.
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Free to Choose

3. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth
of Nations is a must-read by the 18th-century
philosopher renowned as the Father of Modern
Economics. The book marks a major shift in economic
theory towards free markets, to support industrial
progress and innovation.
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Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations

4. Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can
End Big Government explores Ayn Rand's philosophy
of capitalism and self-interest. The book explains how
such concepts can solve political and economic woes,
such as growing size of the government, debt crisis,
inflation and anti-business regulation.
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Yaron Brook
Free Market Revolution

5. The Road to Serfdom talks of the dangers that are
inevitable from government control of economic
decision making. It highlights how central planning is
coercive and how free markets can adjust everyone’s
interests without force. The book speaks of the
importance of freedom in economic affairs, which is
critical for personal and political freedom.
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Friedrich A. Hayek
The Road to Serfdom

6. Economic Sophisms is a compelling read. The book is
thorough and explains concepts in a simple way. It
highlights the fallacies surrounding protectionism and
talks of the importance of economic theory focusing
on the consumer, rather than the producer.
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Frederic Bastiat
Economic Sophisms

7. The Fair Trade Fraud is very relevant in the current
political scenario. The book talks about the problems
with US trade policies and the drawbacks of the
government’s control over trade. It explains how
protectionism yields results that are opposite of what
it sets out to achieve.
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James Bovard
The Fair Trade Fraud

8. Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade
is a very interesting read. It not only traces the history
of free market philosophies. It highlights the evils of
protectionism and explains how free markets can
better address economic issues, including wage
distortions and unemployment.
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Douglas A. Irwin
Against the Tide

9. The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free
Enterprise talks of how government intervention
weakens entrepreneurship and personal responsibility;
and prevents upward mobility. The book highlights the
evils of focusing on wealth redistribution rather than
rewarding merit.
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Arthur C. Brooks
The Road to Freedom

10. Meltdown explains what led to the housing crisis,
while highlighting the problems with housing subsidies
and how the government worsened the situation. The
book also explains why government bailouts will not
work to alleviate the problem.
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Thomas E. Woods Jr.
Meltdown

11. The Deal Maker is an interesting read, because it’s a
work of fiction that highlights some of the most
pertinent questions facing society. It’s an
overwhelming story of how one man takes the great
Indian nation towards undreamt of wealth.
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Rakesh Wadhwa
(with Leon Louw)
The Deal Maker

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