Ha-Joon Chang's 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works.
Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, he has been a regular contributor to the Guardian, and a vocal critic of the failures of our economic system.
A must-read ... persuasive ... will provoke physical symptoms of revulsion if you are in any way involved in high finance' - Guardian '
Important ... increasingly influential ... audacious ...
Chang's iconoclastic attitude has won him fans' - Independent on Sunday '
Lucid ... read this book' - Sunday Times '
A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy' - Observer '
The new kid on the economics block ... '
Lively, accessible and provocative ...
Ha-Joon Chang is here to show us there's a better way.
In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including: There's no such thing as a 'free' market Globalization isn't making the world richer We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones Higher paid managers don't produce better results We don't have to accept Things as They are any longer.
Ha-Joon Chang's 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works
