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The Mystery of Capital (edit title/settings)

Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else

by Hernando de Soto (Author) (edit contributors)

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"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... read more

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THE HOUR OF capitalism's greatest triumph is its hour of crisis.

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This book is in Oxford PPE UA Amp P Political Economy. (community list)

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  1. Hernando de Soto (Author)

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