How America Gave Up on Free Markets
by Thomas Philippon
Recommended by Fareed Zakaria
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Politics.
In this muchanticipated book, a leading economist argues that many key problems of the American economy are due not to the flaws of capitalism or the inevitabilities of globalization but to the concentration of corporate power. By lobbying against competition, the biggest firms drive profits higher while depressing wages and limiting opportunities...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Politics.
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Fareed Zakaria
“This is the most important book on economics I've read in a while. It will explains how the United States went from being a vibrant free market with low prices for consumers to one in which oligopolies and monopolies abound and consumers get shafted with higher price.”
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