{"product_id":"23-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-capitalism-9781608193387","title":"23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it but as it actually operates, this book will be invaluable.\"-\u003ci\u003eObserver (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you've wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming, Ha-Joon Chang knows the answer: We didn't ask what they didn't tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists-the apostles of the freemarket-have spun since the Age of Reagan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChang, the author of the international bestseller Bad Samaritans, is one of the world's most respected economists, a voice of sanity-and wit-in the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism equips readers with an understanding of how global capitalism works-and doesn't. In his final chapter, \"How to Rebuild the World,\" Chang offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends, instead of becoming slaves of the market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHa-Joon Chang \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Seoul, South Korea, and teaches Economics and Development Studies at the University of Cambridge. His books include the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eBad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKicking Away the Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Myrdal Prize, and \u003ci\u003e23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e. Chang was awarded the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought. He lives in Cambridge with his wife, Hee-Jeong Kim, and two children, Yuna, and Jin-Gyu.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642500944146,"sku":"9781608193387","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4988dd90-5140-4397-b2fc-7580ebbd973a.jpg?v=1733067720","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/23-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-capitalism-9781608193387","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}