The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere ElseWhy 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 does not benefit five-sixths of mankind. He also proposes a solution: enabling the poor to turn the vast assets they possess into wealth. |
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... Congress at the time were the views of the Public Lands Committee of the House of Representatives . Recommending in 1801 that Congress refuse requests by squatters for pre - emptive rights , the com- mittee acknowledged that the ...
... Congress at the time were the views of the Public Lands Committee of the House of Representatives . Recommending in 1801 that Congress refuse requests by squatters for pre - emptive rights , the com- mittee acknowledged that the ...
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... Congress began drafting legislation that helped ease the way for settlers ' arrangements to be absorbed into the legal system . 102 At its centre was the legal device that had been the squatter's salvation during the colonial period ...
... Congress began drafting legislation that helped ease the way for settlers ' arrangements to be absorbed into the legal system . 102 At its centre was the legal device that had been the squatter's salvation during the colonial period ...
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... Congress to consider con- solidating the thousands of mining laws into an integrated system . The concerns of ... Congress from the West was the ' clamor for security of title and the ability to purchase mineral lands at a reasonable ...
... Congress to consider con- solidating the thousands of mining laws into an integrated system . The concerns of ... Congress from the West was the ' clamor for security of title and the ability to purchase mineral lands at a reasonable ...
Contents
The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
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