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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... Real Estate Registry ( maktab El - Shahr El - Akary El - Raesy ) al governote level Local Real Estate Registry ( Maktab El - Shahr El - Akary ) Local Real Estate Tax Department ( Moureyet El - Darab El - Akareya ) Public notary ( in the ...
... Real Estate Registry ( maktab El - Shahr El - Akary El - Raesy ) al governote level Local Real Estate Registry ( Maktab El - Shahr El - Akary ) Local Real Estate Tax Department ( Moureyet El - Darab El - Akareya ) Public notary ( in the ...
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... real estate and production . Those inter- national agencies that jet their consultants to the gleaming glass towers of the elegant quadrants of town to meet with the local ' private sector ' are talking to only a fraction of the ...
... real estate and production . Those inter- national agencies that jet their consultants to the gleaming glass towers of the elegant quadrants of town to meet with the local ' private sector ' are talking to only a fraction of the ...
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... real estate in Peru amounts to some $ 74 billion . This is five times the total valuation of the Lima Stock Exchange before the slump of 1998 , eleven times greater than the value of potentially privatizable government enterprises and ...
... real estate in Peru amounts to some $ 74 billion . This is five times the total valuation of the Lima Stock Exchange before the slump of 1998 , eleven times greater than the value of potentially privatizable government enterprises and ...
Contents
The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
Copyright | |
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