{"product_id":"a-world-that-works-ali-f-mirza-9798277821145","title":"A World That Works: Freedom, Prosperity, and the Honest Case for Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShould billionaires exist? Is healthcare a human right? Can we build a free and fair society?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost books on economics and inequality pick a side and preach to the choir. \u003cb\u003eA World That Works\u003c\/b\u003e does something different: it interrogates both sides with equal rigor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe immigrant's paradox: \u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Wealth: \u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Rights: \u003c\/b\u003e 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\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Inequality: \u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Meaning: \u003c\/b\u003e Why material security doesn't create purpose - Why people need contribution, not just consumption - Why redistribution can't solve existential despair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Building a Better World: \u003c\/b\u003e How to raise the floor without killing the engine - Why safety nets must preserve dignity and incentive - What policies could actually work \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis isn't ideology-it's honest reasoning about trade-offs we all face. Mirza doesn't promise utopia. He promises intellectual integrity.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre tired of partisan echo chambers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant substance over slogans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan handle uncomfortable truths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelieve good faith disagreement matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink both left and right get important things wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will like this book if you liked: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Righteous Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (Jonathan Haiti), \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/i\u003e (Steven Pinker), \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBasic Economics\u003c\/i\u003e (Thomas Sowell), \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e (Acemoglu \u0026amp; Robinson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarning: \u003c\/b\u003e This book will challenge you regardless of your politics. That's the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali F. Mirza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277821145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Ali F. Mirza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447181062399,"sku":"9798277821145","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d56e3d38-46d2-43cf-aa62-d29f53c78046.jpg?v=1777229382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-world-that-works-ali-f-mirza-9798277821145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}