23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781608193387)

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"For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it but as it actually operates, this book will be invaluable."-Observer (UK)

If you've wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming, Ha-Joon Chang knows the answer: We didn't ask what they didn't tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists-the apostles of the freemarket-have spun since the Age of Reagan.

Chang, the author of the international bestseller Bad Samaritans, is one of the world's most respected economists, a voice of sanity-and wit-in the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism equips readers with an understanding of how global capitalism works-and doesn't. In his final chapter, "How to Rebuild the World," Chang offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends, instead of becoming slaves of the market.

Author: Ha-Joon Chang
ISBN-10: 1608193381
ISBN-13: 9781608193387
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2012
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.15h x 5.57w x 0.79d