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001 2011410258
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005 20111202084720.0
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010 $a 2011410258
020 $a9781608191666
020 $a1608191664
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100 1 $aChang, Ha-Joon.
245 10 $a23 things they don't tell you about capitalism /$cHa-Joon Chang.
246 3 $aTwenty-three things they don't tell you about capitalism
260 $aNew York :$bBloomsbury Press,$c2011.
300 $axviii, 286 p. ;$c22 cm.
500 $a"First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [265]-276) and index.
520 $aChallenges popular misconceptions while making startling revelations about free-market practices, explaining the author's views on global capitalism dynamics while making recommendations for reshaping capitalism to humane ends.
505 0 $aThere is no such thing as a free market -- Companies should not be run in the interest of their owners -- Most people in rich countries are paid more than they should be -- The washing machine has changed the World more than the Internet has -- Assume the worst about people and you get the worst -- Greater macroeconomic stability has not made the world economy more stable -- Free-market policies rarely make poor countries rich -- Capital has a nationality -- We do not live in a post-industrial age -- The US does not have the highest living standard in the world -- Africa is not destined for underdevelopment -- Governments can pick winners -- Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer -- US managers are over-priced -- People in poor countries are more entrepreneurial than people in rich countries -- We are not smart enough to leave things to the market -- More education in itself is not going to make a country richer -- What is good for General Motors is not necessarily good for the United States -- Despite the fall of communism, we are still living in planned economies -- Equality of opportunity may not be fair -- Big government makes people more open to change -- Financial markets need to become less, not more, efficient -- Good economic policy does not require good economists -- Conclusion: How to rebuild the world economy.
650 0 $aCapitalism.
650 0 $aEconomic policy.
650 0 $aFree trade.
650 7 $aCapitalism.$2sears
650 7 $aFree trade.$2sears
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1203/2011410258-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1203/2011410258-d.html