By Ha-Joon Chang Review by Agatha (PPE) This is a great book to read if you’re thinking about making an application for PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) or another degree involving Politics or Economics. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism assaults economic orthodoxy on a much larger front. Free-market capitalism, both in free international trade as well as domestic free markets, has dominated the world recently, being increasingly advocated by international organisations such as the IMF and the World Bank. Felipe Sandin Books by Chang Ha-Joon 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism 9780141047973 Penguin 9780141047973 Summary. Chang wrote 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis which he argues exemplifies his criticism of globalisation and free trade.. There's no such thing as a 'free' market. Globalization isn't making the world richer. 23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism uses twenty-three short essays (a few great examples: There Is No Such … The book's criticisms range from more commonplace assertions such as "companies should not be run in the interests of their owners" to less common specific arguments such as "the washing … Chang, the author of the international bestseller Bad Samaritans, is one of the world's most respected economists, a voice of sanity-and wit-in the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz. We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism equips readers with an understanding of how global capitalism works-and doesn't. Some books leave such an indelible impression on your mind that they overhaul your entrenched opinions. 23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism. Ha-Joon Chang's 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. 23 THINGS THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM Author: Ha-Joon Chang PUBLISHING YEAR: 2011 PAGES: 304 (PAPERBACK) PUBLISHER: PENGUIN Highly engaging and thought-provoking! In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us … The acclaimed Ha-Joon Chang is a voice of sanity-and wit-in this lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists have spun since the Age of Reagan. 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism. Ha-Joon Chang, however, in his book ‘23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism’ is here to counter this ideology. This, then, is a book that will confirm your convictions if you believe free-market capitalism … In "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism" one of today's most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. Thus it is with great pleasure that I review Ha-Joon Chang's new book 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism.This is one of the toughest assaults on what passes for capitalism in the U.S. these days to come out in decades -- but it is not especially a liberal or leftist book, and thus supplies the profound need America has for economic criticism that is both …