The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow's World
Author: Lester C. Thurow
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ISBN: 0140263284
Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) (April, 1997)
Sales Rank: 27,800
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
a lucid explanation of the forces shaping world ecomomies
It's rare to find a book which is so insightful. As people and politicians around the world are reeling and reacting to the dramatic economic changes happening around them, Thurow is the scholarly observer who explains to us so clearly why these changes are taking place. The author deepens our understanding of events by providing the historical context and presents us with our future dilemnas and challenges. Such as the widening gap between rich and poor.
This book will be a light and demystifier to your economic world view. As far as economics go, this book is straight talk, captivating and excellent.
Rating: 5 out of 5
One of the morden classics
This book can be considered as one of the morden classics. I receommend this book to anyone. Sure there are some "factual mistakes" and most people can find arguments that they don't agree with. Recommendations for United States such as better education for the "bottom 2/3 of population", more R&D spending, better training, more national saving are something that everyone can agree upon. In fact it is exactly the same conclusions that were drawn in Michael Ports' . Yes on a scholarly level, Ports's book may be better. But personally I find Thurow's book more entertaining and a much more interetsing read. (I guess I am not a serious scholar, but how many of us are?) This book is targeted for the general public and thus cannot be too scholarly.
Rating: 4 out of 5
An Interesting Economist
I enjoyed the book although I cannot claim to have fully grasped everything he mentions. There are some profound implications regarding the future that Mr. Thurow makes. I believe that some of these transcend the theme of the book and are present realities in the world. For example, I think we will have to deal with the present growing selfishness that exists in the world today-- on a societal and personal level. So overall, a good book to help us understand our present condition and the issues of the future. Similar Products
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