What should I read to understand capitalism?
10 Books on Capitalism to Help You Understand the World
- Nothing Is Too Big to Fail. By Kerry Killinger and Linda Killinger.
- Capital in the Twenty-First Century. By Thomas Piketty.
- Capitalism.
- A People’s Guide to Capitalism.
- Capitalism’s Crisis Deepens.
- Economics for the Rest of Us.
- Inside Job.
- The Lords of Creation.
What are the main pros of capitalism?
Pros of capitalism
- Economic freedom helps political freedom. If governments own the means of production and set prices, it invariably leads to a powerful state and creates a large bureaucracy which may extend into other areas of life.
- Efficiency.
- Innovation.
- Economic growth.
- There are no better alternatives.
Is capitalism in its fifth great wave?
Today’s capitalism, the author points out, is in its fifth great wave. It’s trembling on the edge of becoming something new: postcapitalism. Why is this happening? The answer, basically, is because our planet has to meet several great challenges it never faced before: climate change, ageing, the information network, and massive immigration.
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Why is the world trembling on the edge of Postcapitalism?
It’s trembling on the edge of becoming something new: postcapitalism. Why is this happening? The answer, basically, is because our planet has to meet several great challenges it never faced before: climate change, ageing, the information network, and massive immigration. Business as usual won’t be able to meet these challenges. So what will?