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The mystery of capital [electronic resource] : why capitalism triumphs in the West and fails everywhere else / Hernando de Soto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Soto, Hernando de, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capitalism.
- Capitalism--Developing countries.
- Economic development.
- Developing countries--Economic policy.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <div>From the most important economist in the Third World, a revolutionary and practical plan for transforming underperforming economies-based on the forgotten history of how wealth was created in the West.</div>
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One: The Five Mysteries of Capital; Chapter Two: The Mystery of Missing Information; Chapter Three: The Mystery of Capital; Chapter Four: The Mystery of Political Awareness; Chapter Five: The Missing Lessons of U.S. History; Chapter Six: The Mystery of Legal Failure; Chapter Seven: By Way of Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-74701-0
- 9786612747014
- 0-465-00401-6
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