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Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists

Raghuram G. Rajan, Luigi Zingales

Is unbridled capitalism still the best, or the least bad, economic system?

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Author
Raghuram G. Rajan, Luigi Zingales

Why read it

  • You will understand why free markets rest on very fragile political foundations
  • You will question the idea that markets have become too free, since the authors argue they never are
  • You will weigh the claim that capitalists seeking protection from competition often turn against competitive markets

Who it is for

  • An investor wondering whether financial markets are fair or rigged
  • A voter weighing calls to rein in free markets
  • A student of economics curious why markets need rules

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. Introduction
  3. The Stool Maker of Jobra Village
  4. The Search Fund
  5. The Puzzle
  6. The “Conventional” Answer
  7. The Politics of Markets
  8. The Initial Phase: Respect for Property Rights
  9. The Second Phase: Taming Incumbents in Democracies
  10. The Third Phase: The Reaction
  11. The Great Reversal
  12. The Dangers of the Antiglobalization Movement
  13. PART ONE
  14. CHAPTER ONE
  15. CHAPTER TWO
  16. CHAPTER THREE
  17. CHAPTER FOUR
  18. CHAPTER FIVE
  19. PART TWO
  20. CHAPTER SIX
  21. CHAPTER SEVEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHT
  23. PART THREE
  24. CHAPTER NINE
  25. CHAPTER TEN
  26. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  27. PART FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWELVE
  29. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  30. CONCLUSION

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