Name: In Defense of Capitalism
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Author: Zitelmann, Rainer
ISBN: 9781645720737

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rainer Zitelmann

Publisher

Republic Book Publishers

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781645720737

Synopsis "In Defense of Capitalism "

Rainer Zitelmann examines the ten most common objections to capitalism: capitalism leads to hunger and poverty, to rising inequality, to unnecessary consumption, to environmental destruction, to climate change, and wars. Capitalism, its critics say, prioritizes profits over humanity, creates dominant monopolies, and undermines democracy. Zitelmann scrutinizes each of these arguments in turn and reveals the critical flaws that debunk them. He offers counter arguments to each charge, deploying a wealth of historical evidence and eye-opening facts to prove that it is not capitalism that has failed, but a century of anti-capitalist experiments. The second part of the book explores popular perceptions of capitalism in Europe, the USA, Latin America, and Asia and is based on a specially commissioned Ipsos MORI poll of 21 countries, the results of which are presented here for the first time.

Rainer Zitelmann

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Rainer Zitelmann holds a PhD in History and Sociology and is the author of twenty-one books. After working as a historian at the Free University of Berlin, he was a section head at the newspaper Die Welt. In 2000, he founded his own company, which he later sold in 2016. He currently lives in Berlin, where he works as an investor and publicist.

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