Via Truthout: 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism (Book) By Ha-Joon Chang

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism (Book) By Ha-Joon Chang

If you've ever wished for an arsenal of arguments to refute those who argue on behalf of the mythical “free market,” this is the book for you. It is yours with a minimum one-time donation of $30, or a monthly commitment of $5 or more to Truthout.

Just take a look at the titles of some chapters, and you'll know if this book is for you:

(1)There is no such thing as a free market
(2) Companies should NOT be run in the interest of their owners
(3) Most people in rich countries are paid more than they should be
(4) The washing machine has changed the world more than the Internet has
(5) The U.S. does not have the highest living standard in the world
(6) Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer
(7) People in poor countries are more entrepreneurial than people in rich countries
(8) More education in itself is not going to make a country richer
(9) What is good for General Motors is not necessarily good for the United States
(10) We are not smart enough to leave things to the market

As Publishers Weekly writes in praise of “23 Things,” “An advocate of big, active government and capitalism as distinct from a free market, Chang presents an enlightening précis of modern economic thought - and all the places it's gone wrong, urging us to act in order to completely rebuild the world economy: 'This will some readers uncomfortable ... it is time to get uncomfortable.'”

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