Stuff Matters: Genius, Risk And The Secret Of Capitalism [Hardcover]

Harry Bingham (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: July 30 2010

A counter-blast to the bashing of capitalism and a fresh and bold re-evaluation of the fundamentals that turn genius into hard currency. Harry Bingham used to be an economist and a banker and thought he understood money. Then, in autumn 2008, the world stood on the edge of calamity and Harry realised that all the things he knew had been proven utterly wrong. So, he decided to go back to first principles, to meet the people who make the money - the entrepreneurs and inventors, the salesmen and financiers. He wanted to find out how the world really worked and what drives the people who make it spin. For the first time he saw that while the economy might be about many things, it is never ever about money. We all have strong feelings about money. It is the magic of its alchemy that has catapulted the human race from extreme poverty to our world of ever-expanding riches, but it also brings with it economic chaos. But how many of us can say what is it made really made of and how it works? From billionaire entrepreneurs and Indian shift-workers to small-time manufacturers and conglomerate CEOs, The Root of All Good, is the story of the people who have created the world of extraordinary prosperity that we now live in, and the new system of capitalism they are shaping to recover our future.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 366 pages
Publisher: UK General Books (July 30 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007260172
ISBN-13: 978-0007260171
Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 22.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 499 g

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SWEET TALKING MONEY: 'This excellent, pacy thriller is set in the hundred-billion-dollar world!the thrilling plot is underpinned with masses of convincing detail' Daily Mail 'Bingham's style is distinctively his own and his characters more rounded and credible than average' Mail on Sunday THE MONEY MAKERS: 'A thrilling grown-up fairy tale' Evening Standard 'An incredible story.' Radio 5 Live 'A fast-moving story of greed and redemption' Daily Telegraph 'A pacy, diverting romp' The Times

About the Author

Harry Bingham is an ex-City trader who has worked for major British, American and Japanese firms but who now writes full time. He lives near Oxford with his wife and their three dogs.