Hernando de Soto at TCD
This post was written by Philip Lane
Organised by the University Philosophical Society at TCD, Hernando de Soto will give a talk on his book (The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else) and there’ll be a short Q & A afterwards.
Time: 12.30-2 on Monday October 19th
Venue: Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Block, TCD
Tags: Hernando de Soto
October 1st, 2009 at 9:35 am
Its a good book. Not sure about new though its from about 2000. His other book, the Other path, is also interesting.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:47 am
Must be a joke! Or hasn’t he heard of the meltdown? Or China? or India?
October 1st, 2009 at 1:11 pm
The “West” being normally accepted to mean those liberal deomcratic market-based economies.
Sounds like a short talk.
October 1st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
It is a triumph! Busts are as much a part of unbridled capitalism as are booms. And the more unbridled it is the boomier the booms and the scarier (and more costly) the busts. “Everywhere else” doesn’t enjoy these triumphs because they try, however ineffectually or cack-handedly, to fit a bridle.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Thanks for posting it Philip. It should be an excellent talk.