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Ha-Joon Changs 23 Things They Dont Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us an alternative view of the world, including: theres no such thing as a free market Globalization isnt making the world richer; we dont 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 dont produce better results; and we dont have to accept things as they are any longer. Ha-Joon Chang is here to show us theres a better way. Lively, accessible and provocative ...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...Changs iconoclastic attitude has won him fans. (Independent on Sunday). Lucid ...audacious ...increasingly influential ...will provoke physical symptoms of revulsion if you are in any way involved in high finance. (Guardian). Important ...persuasive ...an engaging case for a more caring era of globalization.