Cowboy capitalism
Subtitle: European myths, American reality
By: Olaf Gersemann
Publisher: Cato Institute
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Capitalism -- United States; Capitalism -- Europe; United States -- Economic policy; Europe -- Economic policy; United States -- Economic conditions; Europe -- Economic conditions
Work titles: Amerikanische Verhältnisse.
Description: "Olaf Gersemann, a German reporter who came to America, checked the facts and discovered that the common perception in Europe and elsewhere of America's economic model is either wrong or misleading. The greater market freedoms in the United States create a more flexible, adaptable, and prosperous system than the declining welfare states of Europe. Contrary to what one might expect, continental Europe's welfare states provide no meaningful advantage compared with America. In clear and accessible terms, Gersemann separates the economic myths from the reality." "Cowboy Capitalism is a rebuttal to the stereotypes promoted by the likes of Paul Krugman and Michael Moore."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "An earlier version of this book was published in October 2003 by FinanzBuch Verlag, Munich, as Amerikanische Verhaltnisse : die falsche Angst der Deutschen vor dem Cowboy-Kapitalismus"--Intro

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index