The Morality of Capitalism

by Mark W. Hendrickson (Editor)

The moral foundation of the private property order.

Genres: Economics

211 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1981

About the author

Among other forms of employment, Mark Hendrickson has worked as a busboy, janitor, high school teacher, counselor at a high school for inner-city dropouts, aide to quadriplegic, editor, business manager, and college professor. He studied law at the University of Michigan, literature at Oxford, moral education at Harvard, and economics under the tutelage of the noted Austrian economist Hans F. Sennholz. He is the author of America’s March Toward Communism (Libertarian Press, 1987). While serving as Director of Seminars at the Foundation for Economic Education in 1991, he created the “FEE Classics” series of books, editing the first volume, The Morality of Capitalism. Currently he is Adjunct Professor of Economics at Grove City College; Fellow for Economic & Social Policy with the Center for Vision & Values, which publishes his frequent commentaries on economic, political, and moral issues. Dr. Hendrickson is also a frequent guest on radio. He sits on the Council of Scholars of the Commonwealth Foundation.

Interesting fact: Although Grove City College is known as a staid, conservative institution, Mark periodically hosts Led Zeppelin parties for some of the faculty and administration.