The Mystery Of Capital Why Capitalism Succeeds In The West And Fails Everywhere Else"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fifths of humanity, its hour of crisis." In The Mystery of Capital, the world-famous Peruvian economist takes up the question that, more than any other, is central to one of the most crucial problems the world faces today: Why do some countries succeed at capitalism while others fail?In strong opposition to the popular view that success is determined by cultural differences, de Soto finds that it actually has to do with the legal structure of property and property rights. Every developed nation in the world at one time went through the transformation from predominantly informal, extralegal ownership to a formal, unified legal property system, but in the West we've forgotten that creating this system is also what allowed people everywhere to leverage property into wealth. This persuasive book will revolutionize our understanding of capital and point the way to a major transformation of the world economy. |
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... extralegal sector . A.1.2 Determine causes for the accumulation of extralegal assets so as to develop workable typologies . A.1.3 Locate economic sectors and geographic areas where extralegal activitios are most prevalent . A.2 Quantify ...
... extralegal sector . A.1.2 Determine causes for the accumulation of extralegal assets so as to develop workable typologies . A.1.3 Locate economic sectors and geographic areas where extralegal activitios are most prevalent . A.2 Quantify ...
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... extralegal Equity , 51 Estonia , relative poverty , 4 Europe Eastern , dead capital , 36 ( table ) nineteenth century rulers , 207-208 " third way " politicians , 3 trade guilds , 97-98 , 100 urbanization , 92-95 Western , extralegal sector ...
... extralegal Equity , 51 Estonia , relative poverty , 4 Europe Eastern , dead capital , 36 ( table ) nineteenth century rulers , 207-208 " third way " politicians , 3 trade guilds , 97-98 , 100 urbanization , 92-95 Western , extralegal sector ...
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... extralegal sector , 69 Germany extralegal sector , 99 property registries , 54 , 180 universal property rights , 187 Globalization apartheid / exclusiveness in , 207-213 , 227 assumptions of , 210-211 of capitalism , 189 , 207-227 ...
... extralegal sector , 69 Germany extralegal sector , 99 property registries , 54 , 180 universal property rights , 187 Globalization apartheid / exclusiveness in , 207-213 , 227 assumptions of , 210-211 of capitalism , 189 , 207-227 ...
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