num_pages: 288
description: Why does capitalism triumph in the West but fail almost everywhere else? Elegantly and with clarity de Soto revolutionises our understanding of what capital is and why it does not benefit five- sixths of mankind. He also proposes a enabling the poor to turn the vast assets they possess into wealth.
language: English
title: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
titlecomplete: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
genres: Law, Politics, Philosophy, Economic Development, Finance, Economics, International Development, Nonfiction, Business, History
ratings_count: 4086
publisher: BLACK SWAN