Book Reviews

On Capitalism

Can American Capitalism Survive? Why Greed Is Not Good, Opportunity Is Not Equal, and Fairness Won’t Make Us Poor by Steven Pearlstein

Pearlstein lays out the argument that societies with higher levels of cooperation and trust are more prosperous than those where legal mechanisms are needed to enforce good market behaviors. And more.

On Capitalism

The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties by Paul Collier

A development economist moved by poverty at home revisits the ethical dimensions of capitalism.

On Capitalism

Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich

The question of capitalism’s longevity has been the subject of many “big think” books in recent times. Robert Reich contributes.