| 1. |  | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
from Picador
Price: $10.88
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A great composite history of neoliberal political economy and the ways it has been instituted worldwide. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Price: $10.17
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Roger Lowenstein's book is a captivating look at what happens when even brilliant people rely on models and ignore the human element in investing. Their models did not take into consideration that when people are motivated by fear and greed, they are capable of extreme behavior. And as John Maynard... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $13.50
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This is a wonderful and timeless book that I recommend to any person interested in politics, economics, finance, ethics or current events. Friedman possessed a brilliant mind and the world is better off for having him. That being said, one must read this book with skepticism. In general, I... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Vintage)
from Vintage
Price: $10.85
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Reich suggests that economic history after 1945 can be divided in two phases: the "almost Golden Age" and the ensuing phase of "super capitalism'. They roughly correspond with the age of mass-production/culture and the following period of diversification, long tail, etc. The move from one to the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
from Harvest Books
Price: $9.75
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Though even the man himself began to rethink some of his beliefs due to circumstance, Milton Friedman should be read. It is unprogressive to believe that people should not refine their ideas with time. I find his ideas preposterous, and that is why I rate this a 1, but that does not imply that he is... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $23.44
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This is one of those books that very significantly change how we see a very important part of the world. The above reader review and the professional book reviews capture the book's strengths very well. I don't have the necessary expertise to question the author's interpretations, but they have... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
from Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Price: $10.85
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The most striking recognition I made when rereading Schumpeter approximately 40 yeasr after my first intelectual rendevous with this great thinker is today's actuality of his work Capitalism, Socialism, and democracy.
Benno D. Hoffmann | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $11.70
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The sheer depth of what Marx tries to tackle, regardless if one subscribes to it or not, is nothing short of amazing...and is reason alone to (attempt) to read Capital. It is not a bible, and one should not treat it as such. It is, however, a stunningly accurate critique of political economy as it... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
from Basic Books
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
This is a very good book. The idea that property rights are necessary for economic growth is not especially new territory, but there were three things the book brought to the table that I was not aware of, or was very impressed with.
1. The nature and degree of extralegal activity in third... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. | ![]() | Capitalism : The Unknown Ideal
from Blackstone Audiobooks
Price: $69.95
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This is a great followup read to Atlas Shrugged! Atlas should impart a great knowledge of Rand's philosophy of life first, and the superb essays in this book should cover a lot of the more practical issues associated with free market capitalism. Its a good one-two punch to gain a greater... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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