The mystery of capital : why capitalism triumphs in the West and fails everywhere else
Soto, Hernando de
The mystery of capital : why capitalism triumphs in the West and fails everywhere else - Great Britain Black Swan Book 2000 - 275p.
"Why does capitalism triumph in the West but fail almost everywhere else? Elegantly, and with rare clarity, Hernando de Soto revolutionizes our understanding of what capital is and why it has failed to benefit four-fifths of mankind -- and explains the solution.
'A revolutionary book . . . may not be in the class of Das Kapital, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations or Keynes's General Theory. But if the criteria for joining that exclusive club is a capacity not only to change permanently the way we look at the world, but also to change the world itself, then there are good grounds for thinking that this book is surely a contender.' Donald Macintyre, The Independent"
9780552999236(pbk.)
Capitalism
Capital
Developing countries
330.122 / SOT
The mystery of capital : why capitalism triumphs in the West and fails everywhere else - Great Britain Black Swan Book 2000 - 275p.
"Why does capitalism triumph in the West but fail almost everywhere else? Elegantly, and with rare clarity, Hernando de Soto revolutionizes our understanding of what capital is and why it has failed to benefit four-fifths of mankind -- and explains the solution.
'A revolutionary book . . . may not be in the class of Das Kapital, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations or Keynes's General Theory. But if the criteria for joining that exclusive club is a capacity not only to change permanently the way we look at the world, but also to change the world itself, then there are good grounds for thinking that this book is surely a contender.' Donald Macintyre, The Independent"
9780552999236(pbk.)
Capitalism
Capital
Developing countries
330.122 / SOT