Reviews

"This wide-ranging review and critique of the prevailing economic current will not win Luttwak plaudits from the economics establishment, which believes in its mind and heart (as much the one as the other) that free markets and free enterprise are the rational and indispensible recipe for growth and development. But Luttwak has company: Harvard economist Dani Rodrik's recent defense of protection and the worried misgivings of George Soros on the risks and dangers of uncontrolled speculation and monetary movements."-- David S. Landes, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"Turbo-capitalism has been sweeping the world since the 1970's....It has resulted from spectacular gains in productivity brought on by the computer revolution, and it has made many people very rich. But has it been a good thing for society as a whole? This is the question debated engagingly in "Turbo-Capitalism" by Mr. Luttwak, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington....Much ow what Mr. Luttwak writes make sense, particulary his discussions of industrial policy."-- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, "New York Times"Luttwak's strong suit is that he writes forcefully and indiosyncratically. He is cosmopolitan and easy to read....At his best, Luttwak blends economic and social criticism almost in the style of John Kenneth Galbraith."-- Robert Kuttner, "New York Times Book Review