The Truth About Markets

<p>Capitalism faltered at the end of the 1990s as corporations were rocked by fraud the stock-market bubble burst and the American business model &#150; unfettered self-interest privatization and low tax &#150; faced a storm of protest. But what are the alternatives to the mantras of market fundamentalism?<br><br>Leading economist John Kay unravels the truth about markets from Wall Street to Switzerland from Russia to Mumbai examining why some nations are rich and some poor why &#145;one-size-fits-all&#146; globalization hurts developing countries and why markets can work &#150; but only in a humane social and cultural context. His answers offer a radical new blueprint for the future.</p>