False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism (Paperback)

from roblong

Gray makes a convincing case for free market capitalism as a utopian Enlightenment project, akin to communism, imposed by true believers who ignore its consistent failings. Based on the erroneous notions that markets are self-regulating and that the state impedes capitalism rather than decriminal...

from FPdC

The portuguese translation of False Dawn, this is an important and timely study of free market capitalism and its social consequences. Although free market ideologues will probably dismiss most of the arguments and all of the facts presented, as ideologues usually do, the book is an invaluable co...

from vguy

Bit strident at first: rather too much the parti pris Jeremiad against capitalism with a touch of reification - capitalism taking on the aspect of a hated idol. Later more interesting as he starts to describe different forms of capitalism, how they are culturally and historically rooted. Excellen...

from ElectricRay

Will Hutton is quoted on the cover of this book that "we needed a powerful challenge to the simple-minded advocates of globalisation," which is certainly true, but exactly where it leaves Gray's book, a sadly simple-minded challenge, is not clear. An original thinker Mr. Gray may be; a thorough a...