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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... colonial authorities , ] were to be followed . " Not all of the land was fertile , well drained , or within easy reach of meadows to supply hay for the settlers ' cattle and horses.7 In their search for suitable land American colonists ...
... colonial authorities , ] were to be followed . " Not all of the land was fertile , well drained , or within easy reach of meadows to supply hay for the settlers ' cattle and horses.7 In their search for suitable land American colonists ...
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... colonies also did their best to suppress squatting on public and private lands . In Pennsylvania Scots - Irish settlers began moving into Indian lands as early as 1730 , and the Native Americans fought back . Colonial authorities ...
... colonies also did their best to suppress squatting on public and private lands . In Pennsylvania Scots - Irish settlers began moving into Indian lands as early as 1730 , and the Native Americans fought back . Colonial authorities ...
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... Colonial America , p . 15 . 12 Amelia C. Ford , Colonial Precedents of our National Land System as it Existed in 1800 ( Philadelphia : Porcupine Press , 1910 ) pp . 112-13 . 13 Ibid . , p . 114 . 14 Konig , ' Community Custom ' , p ...
... Colonial America , p . 15 . 12 Amelia C. Ford , Colonial Precedents of our National Land System as it Existed in 1800 ( Philadelphia : Porcupine Press , 1910 ) pp . 112-13 . 13 Ibid . , p . 114 . 14 Konig , ' Community Custom ' , p ...
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The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
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