03160nam a2200421 a 4500 39130 BD-DhAAL 20220724161837.0 220724r20112010nyu b 001 0 eng d 44637 44637 2011410258 9780141047973 1608191664 (OCoLC)ocn635479771 BTCTA eng BTCTA YDXCP NSB ZQP ZPX WHP BUR CDX ORX BWX WIQ LML CHRRO MEAUC DLC BD-DhAAL lccopycat HB501 .C51715 2011 s1se rero 330.122 22 Chang, Ha-Joon. 50184 23 things they don't tell you about capitalism / Ha-Joon Chang. Twenty-three things they don't tell you about capitalism London : Penguin Books, 2011. xviii, 286 pages ; 22 cm. "First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-276) and index. There 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. Challenges 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. Donated By Akbar Ali Khan 39130 Capitalism. 50185 Economic policy. 50186 Free trade. 50187 Capitalism. sears 50185 Free trade. sears 50187 Economics. 50188 Ayesha Abed Library Akbar Ali Khan Collection ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 330_122000000000000_CHA 1 71326 BRACUL BRACUL AAKC 2022-07-24 Donated by Akbar Ali Khan 0 330.122 CHA 3010039130 2022-07-24 1 2022-07-24 BK