A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity

by Luigi Zingales

Book Overview

Born in Italy, University of Chicago economist Luigi Zingales witnessed firsthand the consequences of high inflation and unemployment -- paired with rampant nepotism and cronyism -- on a country's economy. This experience profoundly shaped his professional interests, and in 1988 he arrived in the United States, armed with a political passion and the belief that economists should not merely interpret the world, but should change it for the better...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465085954
• ISBN13: 9780465085958
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher