I don't think it's fair to make that criticism if you haven't read the book. The book is a novel of ideas and is, as such, an abstraction. You should not try

I don't think it's fair to make that criticism if you haven't read the book. The book is a novel of ideas and is, as such, an abstraction. You should not try to interpret it as a prescription for how society should work. I think what you're looking for is some sort of political treatise or pamphlet. Atlas Shrugged is an argument about the morality of capitalism. If you are looking for more than that in it you'll be disappointed. I do recommend you take my advice and read it though... I generally have a policy of reimbursing people in beer for the amount they spend on a paperback version. I'm sure that I or someone else would happily extend that offer :)