The Capitalist Manifesto by Johan Norberg Summary
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In "The Capitalist Manifesto," Johan Norberg demolishes anti-market myths with data-driven precision. While critics blame capitalism for global problems, Norberg reveals how free markets actually solve them - including a provocative carbon tax proposal that's making both environmentalists and economists reconsider everything they thought they knew.
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The System Everyone Loves to Hate
What if everything you've been told about capitalism is wrong? Not slightly off, but fundamentally backwards. Johan Norberg began his intellectual journey as a skeptic of free markets, convinced they served only the powerful. Yet his research revealed something startling: capitalism actually threatens entrenched power rather than protecting it. This isn't ideological cheerleading-even The Economist, hardly prone to hyperbole, named his previous work a Book of the Year. At a moment when both progressive activists and conservative nationalists question economic freedom, Norberg's data-driven approach cuts through the noise. His central question is disarmingly simple: has capitalism delivered on its promises? The answer, backed by mountains of evidence, challenges the popular narrative that our economic system is fundamentally broken.
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