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Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists: Unleashing the Power of Financial Markets to Create Wealth and Spread Opportunity
By
Luigi Zingales and
Raghuram G. Rajan
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Crown Pub
Publication date
February 1, 2003
Pages
369
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780609610701
ISBN-10
0609610708
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Availability§
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Original list price
$29.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Two economists argue the case for free and open financial markets, explaining how they can enhance human innovation, make nations competitive, and spread prosperity to all. 15,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Capitalismâs biggest problem is the executive in pinstripes who extols the virtues of competitive markets with every breath while attempting to extinguish them with every action.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists is a groundbreaking book that will radically change our understanding of the capitalist system, particularly the role of financial markets. They are the catalyst for inspiring human ingenuity and spreading prosperity. The perception of many, especially in the wake of never-ending corporate scandals, is that financial markets are parasitic institutions that feed off the blood, sweat, and tears of the rest of us. The reality is far different.
â¢Vibrant financial markets threaten the sclerotic corporate establishment and increase corporate mobility and opportunity. They are the reason why entrepreneurship flourishes and companies like The Home Depot and Wal-Martâmere fly specks a quarter of a century agoâhave surged as they have.
â¢They mean personal freedom and economic development for more people. Throughout history, and in most of the world today, the record is one of financial oppression. Elites restrict access to capital and severely limit not only general economic development but that of individuals as well.
â¢Open borders help check the political and economic elites and preserve competitive markets. The greatest danger of the antiglobalization movement is that it will keep the rich rich and the poor poor. Globalization forces countries to do what is necessary to make their economies productive, not what is best for incumbent elites. Open borders limit the ability of domestic politics to close down competition and to retard financial and economic growth.
â¢Markets are especially susceptible in economic downturns when the establishment can exploit public anger to restrict competition and access to capital. While markets must be free to practice âcreative destruction,â Rajan and Zingales demonstrate the political and economic importance of a sustainable distribution of wealth and a baseline safety net. Capitalism needs a heart for its own good!
There are no iron laws of economics that condemn countries like Bangladesh to perpetual poverty or the United States to perpetual prosperity. The early years of the twentieth century saw vibrant, open financial markets that were creating widespread prosperity. Then came the âGreat Reversalâ during the Great Depression. It canâand willâhappen again, unless there is greater understanding of what markets do, who benefits, and who really wants to either limit them or shut them down.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists breaks free of traditional ideological arguments of the right and left and points to a new way of understanding and spreading the extraordinary wealth-generating capabilities of capitalism.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists is a groundbreaking book that will radically change our understanding of the capitalist system, particularly the role of financial markets. They are the catalyst for inspiring human ingenuity and spreading prosperity. The perception of many, especially in the wake of never-ending corporate scandals, is that financial markets are parasitic institutions that feed off the blood, sweat, and tears of the rest of us. The reality is far different.
â¢Vibrant financial markets threaten the sclerotic corporate establishment and increase corporate mobility and opportunity. They are the reason why entrepreneurship flourishes and companies like The Home Depot and Wal-Martâmere fly specks a quarter of a century agoâhave surged as they have.
â¢They mean personal freedom and economic development for more people. Throughout history, and in most of the world today, the record is one of financial oppression. Elites restrict access to capital and severely limit not only general economic development but that of individuals as well.
â¢Open borders help check the political and economic elites and preserve competitive markets. The greatest danger of the antiglobalization movement is that it will keep the rich rich and the poor poor. Globalization forces countries to do what is necessary to make their economies productive, not what is best for incumbent elites. Open borders limit the ability of domestic politics to close down competition and to retard financial and economic growth.
â¢Markets are especially susceptible in economic downturns when the establishment can exploit public anger to restrict competition and access to capital. While markets must be free to practice âcreative destruction,â Rajan and Zingales demonstrate the political and economic importance of a sustainable distribution of wealth and a baseline safety net. Capitalism needs a heart for its own good!
There are no iron laws of economics that condemn countries like Bangladesh to perpetual poverty or the United States to perpetual prosperity. The early years of the twentieth century saw vibrant, open financial markets that were creating widespread prosperity. Then came the âGreat Reversalâ during the Great Depression. It canâand willâhappen again, unless there is greater understanding of what markets do, who benefits, and who really wants to either limit them or shut them down.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists breaks free of traditional ideological arguments of the right and left and points to a new way of understanding and spreading the extraordinary wealth-generating capabilities of capitalism.
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Hardcover
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from Crown Pub (February 1, 2003)
9780609610701 | details & prices | 369 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Two economists argue the case for free and open financial markets, explaining how they can enhance human innovation, make nations competitive, and spread prosperity to all.
About: Two economists argue the case for free and open financial markets, explaining how they can enhance human innovation, make nations competitive, and spread prosperity to all.
Paperback
from Princeton Univ Pr (August 23, 2004)
9780691121284 | details & prices | 369 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $41.95
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