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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

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'A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy' - Observer

Ha-Joon Chang's 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works.
In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including:
There's no such thing as a 'free' market
Globalization isn't making the world richer
We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet
Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones
Higher paid managers don't produce better results
We don't have to accept things as they are any longer. Ha-Joon Chang is here to show us there's a better way.
'Lively, accessible and provocative ... read this book' - Sunday Times
'The new kid on the economics block ... Chang's iconoclastic attitude has won him fans' - Independent on Sunday
'Lucid ... audacious' - Guardian
'Important ... persuasive ... an engaging case for a more caring era of globalization' - Financial Times
'A must-read ... incisive and entertaining' - New Statesman Books of the Year


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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

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  • ISBN: 9780141957869
  • Release date: September 2, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780141957869
  • File size: 547 KB
  • Release date: September 2, 2010

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'A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy' - Observer

Ha-Joon Chang's 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works.
In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including:
There's no such thing as a 'free' market
Globalization isn't making the world richer
We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet
Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones
Higher paid managers don't produce better results
We don't have to accept things as they are any longer. Ha-Joon Chang is here to show us there's a better way.
'Lively, accessible and provocative ... read this book' - Sunday Times
'The new kid on the economics block ... Chang's iconoclastic attitude has won him fans' - Independent on Sunday
'Lucid ... audacious' - Guardian
'Important ... persuasive ... an engaging case for a more caring era of globalization' - Financial Times
'A must-read ... incisive and entertaining' - New Statesman Books of the Year


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