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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... Bell Jar 4 - The Mystery of Political Awareness 62 66 69 BLIND SPOT I : Life outside the Bell Jar Today 76 Growing Cities 78 The March to the Cities 80 Poor People Go Home 83 Growing Extralegality 86 The Extralegals Have Come to Stay 88 ...
... Bell Jar 4 - The Mystery of Political Awareness 62 66 69 BLIND SPOT I : Life outside the Bell Jar Today 76 Growing Cities 78 The March to the Cities 80 Poor People Go Home 83 Growing Extralegality 86 The Extralegals Have Come to Stay 88 ...
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... bell jar . The bell jar makes capitalism a private club , open only to a privileged few , and enrages the billions standing outside looking in . This capitalist apartheid will inevitably continue until we all come to terms with the ...
... bell jar . The bell jar makes capitalism a private club , open only to a privileged few , and enrages the billions standing outside looking in . This capitalist apartheid will inevitably continue until we all come to terms with the ...
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... bell jar . That is why the bell jar can be seen only from the outside looking in : from the perspective of the poor . - Once government obtains this information , it will be able to explain its intent in a way the poor can understand ...
... bell jar . That is why the bell jar can be seen only from the outside looking in : from the perspective of the poor . - Once government obtains this information , it will be able to explain its intent in a way the poor can understand ...
Contents
The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
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