Here’s a good basic introduction to the free enterprise system by Dr. Jay Richards:

In this lecture, Dr. Richards covers the following topics:

• the piety myth – thinking that good intentions matter more than good results
• the greed myth – thinking that capitalism is about greed instead of about innovation and serving others
• the zero sum game myth – thinking that voluntary exchanges between buyers and sellers result in win-lose outcomes
• the materialist myth – thinking that there is only a set amount of wealth to be divided by competition

It turns out that the best system for lifting the poor out of poverty – by work or charity – is the economic system that creates wealth through human ingenuity and hard work. That system is the free enterprise system.