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In this classic and prescient book, Joseph A. Schumpeter introduced the world to the concept of "creative destruction," which forever altered how global economics is approached and perceived. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand where... read more

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IT WAS not by a slip that an analogy from the world of religion was permitted to intrude into the title of this chapter.

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This book is in IESE. (community list)
This book is in University of Asia and the Pacific. (community list)
This book is in Harvard Business School. (community list)
This is book 13 of 102 in National Review - 100 Best Non-fiction Books of the Century. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, and followed by Economy and Society.

This is book 20 of 100 in The hundred most influential books since the war. (community list)

Preceded by Existentialism is a Humanism, and followed by Power Politics (Pelican S.).

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  1. Joseph A. Schumpeter (Author)

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