INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it but as it actually operates this book will be invaluable.Observer UK If youve wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming HaJoon Chang knows the answer We didnt ask what they didnt tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economiststhe apostles of the freemarkethave spun since the Age of Reagan. Chang the author of the international bestseller Bad Samaritans is one of the worlds most respected economists a voice of sanityand witin the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz. 23 Things They Dont Tell You About Capitalism equips readers with an understanding of how global capitalism worksand doesnt. In his final chapter How to Rebuild the World Chang offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends instead of becoming slaves of the market. show more