Preface: What happened to Reagan and Thatcher? 1: Life under savage capitalism 2: At each other's service 3: The silence of the factory whistle 4: In defence of the 1 per cent 5: Monopoly or Minecraft? 6: Picking losers 7: China, paper tiger 8: But what about the planet? 9: The meaning of life Epilogue: The Emperor's singing contest
Johan Norberg is a historian, lecturer and commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC and his books have been translated into twenty-five languages. His books include the international bestseller Progress and Open, which was an Economist book of the year. Norberg regularly writes for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Reason and HuffPost.
Norberg's paean of praise for the market economy is compelling.
With masterful command of statistics, he demonstrates just how much
the global switch away from state domination.... has led us to as
rapid a decline in levels of absolute poverty as has been witnessed
in history.
*Daily Mail*
[The Capitalist Manifesto] is a timely reminder of the benefits of
free and open trade.
*Financial Times*
A joyful counterblast... a book packed with vivid examples...
decisive.
*The Economist*
Norberg's elegant manifesto has much to commend it
*Spectator*
The Capitalist Manifesto is essential reading for everyone that
wants to understand global capitalism. You may not agree with
everything in the book, but you have to understand and confront the
arguments Norberg makes. This is a book that people will be
debating not just in a year's time, but a decade's time.
*Andrew O'Brien, Director of Policy and Impact, Demos*
Clear, colourful and convincing, marshalling evidence from a range
of eras and civilisations...The author is often amusing as well as
illuminating.
*The Economist on OPEN*
Johan Norberg's superb book demonstrates, with hundreds of
examples, how openness has been the key to the success of our
species over 10,000 years and is the secret of prosperity and peace
today.
*Matt Ridley on OPEN*
No person or society is smart enough or wise enough or noble enough
to solve the wicked problems of life by themselves. With clarity
and grace, Johan Norberg reminds us that openness to things and
ideas from others is the only route to well-being.
*Steven Pinker on OPEN*
A prophet of anti-pessimism.
*Guardian on OPEN*
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