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Should billionaires exist? Is healthcare a human right? Can we build a free and fair society?
Most books on economics and inequality pick a side and preach to the choir. A World That Works does something different: it interrogates both sides with equal rigor.
Through a series of compelling Socratic dialogues, Ali Mirza-born in Pakistan, raised in Lebanon and Kenya before arriving in America-explores the deepest questions in political economy with the perspective of someone who's seen both functional and dysfunctional systems firsthand.
The immigrant's paradox: The whole world wants to get to America, but Americans seem embarrassed by the very system that drew them. Mirza unpacks why-examining capitalism not with blind faith but with the eyes of someone who's lived the alternative.
On Wealth: Why capping billionaire wealth sounds fair butwould devastate innovation - Why "they didn't build that alone" is true but irrelevant - How to distinguish legitimate value creation from rent-seeking
On Rights: Why positive rights that depend on others' labor aren't actually rights - The difference between compassion and coercion - Why healthcare access matters even if healthcare isn't a "right"
On Inequality: Why unequal outcomes aren't the same as injustice - Why mobility matters more than distribution - Why some inequality is the price of freedom-and why that's okay
On Meaning: Why material security doesn't create purpose - Why people need contribution, not just consumption - Why redistribution can't solve existential despair
On Building a Better World: How to raise the floor without killing the engine - Why safety nets must preserve dignity and incentive - What policies could actually work
This isn't ideology-it's honest reasoning about trade-offs we all face. Mirza doesn't promise utopia. He promises intellectual integrity.Perfect for readers who:
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Warning: This book will challenge you regardless of your politics. That's the point.
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