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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... Urban Urban Urban Informal Population Population Dwellings ( % ) ( millions ) ( millions ) Urban Dwellings ( millions ) Value of Informal Urban Dwellings ( trillion US $ ) ASIA 1,747 29 % 503 101 85 AFRICA 525 32 % 167 33 28 MIDDLE EAST ...
... Urban Urban Urban Informal Population Population Dwellings ( % ) ( millions ) ( millions ) Urban Dwellings ( millions ) Value of Informal Urban Dwellings ( trillion US $ ) ASIA 1,747 29 % 503 101 85 AFRICA 525 32 % 167 33 28 MIDDLE EAST ...
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... Urban Metropolitan Lima 18,5 Other cities 18,0 Total DISTRIBUTION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL DWELLINGS IN THE URBAN SECTOR 47 % ( thousands ) DWELLINGS % Urban Informal URBAN FORMAL URBAN INFORMAL 1.700 1.500 53 47 53 % 36,5 TOTAL URBAN ...
... Urban Metropolitan Lima 18,5 Other cities 18,0 Total DISTRIBUTION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL DWELLINGS IN THE URBAN SECTOR 47 % ( thousands ) DWELLINGS % Urban Informal URBAN FORMAL URBAN INFORMAL 1.700 1.500 53 47 53 % 36,5 TOTAL URBAN ...
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... URBAN SECTOR ( thousands ) DWELLINGS % Urban URBAN INFORMAL 349 68 Port - Au - Prince 1,8 Other cities 0,2 Urban Informal 68 % URBAN FORMAL 163 32 TOTAL URBAN 512 100 Total 2,0 Total Rural 12 3,2 US $ 5,2 Billion DISTRIBUTION OF FORMAL ...
... URBAN SECTOR ( thousands ) DWELLINGS % Urban URBAN INFORMAL 349 68 Port - Au - Prince 1,8 Other cities 0,2 Urban Informal 68 % URBAN FORMAL 163 32 TOTAL URBAN 512 100 Total 2,0 Total Rural 12 3,2 US $ 5,2 Billion DISTRIBUTION OF FORMAL ...
Contents
The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
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