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The Mystery of Capital Book Review

Published in 2000, Hernando De Soto’s book The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism

Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else provides insight on the use of issuing property rights and breaking down bureaucracy as a tool to reduce poverty globally. The book has since become highly influential, with international organizations and governments requesting De Soto’s insight. However, with such popularity comes criticism.
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