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Thing 1: There is no such thing as free market.Thing 4: The washing machine has changed the world more than the Internet. Thing 5: Assume the worst about people, and you get the worst. Thing 13: Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer. If you've wondered how we did... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Britain
- South Korea
- China
- Sub-saharan Africa
- Japan
- Germany
- Europe
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- France
- Finland
- Uk
- India
- Norway
- Taiwan
- Iceland
- Singapore
- Netherlands
- Latin America
- South Africa
- Ireland
- Denmark
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Canada
- Austria
- Australia
- East Asia
- Hong Kong
- Bangladesh
- Usa
- North America
- United States
- Russia
- Brazil
- Italy
- Washington
First Sentence edit
Markets need to be free.
Table of Contents edit
Thing 1: There is no such thing as a free market
Thing 2: Companies should not be run in the interest of the owners
Thing 3: Most people in rich countries are paid more than they should be
Thing 4: The washing machine has changed the world more than the internet has
Thing 5: Assume the worst about people and you get the worst
Thing 6: Greater macroeconomic stability has not made the world economy more stable
Thing 7: Free-market policies rarely make poor countries rich
Thing 8: Capital has a nationality
Thing 9: We do not line in a post-industrial age
Thing 10: The US does not have the highest living standard in the world
Thing 11: Africa is not destined for underdevelopment
Thing 12: Government can pick winners
Thing 13: Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer
Thing 14: US managers are over-priced
Thing 15: People in poor countries are more entrepreneurial than people in rich countries
Thing 16: We are not smart enough to leave things to the market
Thing 17: More education in itself is not going to make a country richer
Thing 18: What is good for General Motors is not necessarily good for the United States
Thing 19: Despite the fall of communism, we are still living in planned economies
Thing 20: Equality of opportunity may not be fair
Thing 21: Big government makes people more open to change
Thing 22: Financial markets need to become less, not more, efficient
Thing 23: Good economic policy does not require good economists
Conclusion: How to rebuild the world economy
Notes
Index
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Oxford PPE UA Amp P Political Economy. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ha-Joon Chang (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Country: US
Publication Date: January 4, 2011
ISBN: 978-1608191666
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Country: US
Publication Date: January 4, 2011
ISBN: 978-1608191666
Page Count: 304
Awards edit
- The Orwell Prize (2011: political writig)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 330.122
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