This course examines the ideas of the fore-runners of Capitalist thoughts and Libertarian ideas including Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Robert Nozick and Friedrich von Hayek. It examines the history of capitalism as presented by Henry Clark and this goes back to the writings ofBaron de Montesquieu. The course helps undergraduate and postgraduate students in the United States, Western Europe and around the world to understand the context within which business is conducted. It is a good introductory course for foreign students seeking to learn in western universities as well as people with entrepreneurial ambitions.