Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century by George Gilder

Description: Wealth and Poverty by George Gilder, Steve Forbes Hailed as "the guide to capitalism," this bestseller is one of the most famous economic books of all time and has sold more than one million copies since its first release. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Hailed as "the guide to capitalism," the New York Times bestseller Wealth and Poverty by George F. Gilder is one of the most famous economic books of all time and has sold more than one million copies since its first release. In this influential classic, Gilder explains and makes the case for supply-side economics, proves the moral superiority of free-market capitalism, and shows why supply-side economics are more effective at decreasing poverty than government-regulated markets.Now, in this new and completely updated edition of Wealth and Poverty, Gilder compares Americas current economic challenges with her past economic problems–particularly those of the late 1970s–and explains why Obamas big-government, redistributive policies are doing more harm than good for the poor.Making the case that supply-side economics and free market policies are–and always will be–the answer to decreasing Americas poverty rate and increasing her prosperity, Wealth & Poverty offers solutions to Americas current economic problems and hope to those who fear that our best days are behind us. Back Cover From the New Prologue The United States over the last decade has witnessed a classic confrontation between the forces of entrepreneurial capitalism and those of established institutions claiming a higher virtue, expertise, and political standing. One side subsists on unforced profits of enterprise; the other on rents and tolls and privileges at the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the White House. &hellp;The wealth of America is not an inventory of goods; it is an organic living entity, a fragile pulsing fabric of ideas, expectations, loyalties, moral commitments, and visions. To vivisect it for redistribution is to kill it. As President Mitterands French technocrats discovered in the 1980s, and President Obamas quixotic American ecocrats are discovering today, government managers of complex systems of wealth soon find they are administering an industrial corpse, a socialized Solyndra. Flap Capitalism Endures When George Gilder first published Wealth & Poverty in 1981, the book was an instant classic, becoming the economics bible of the unfolding Reagan revolution. "Not since the Gilded Age of the late 1800s has anyone advanced so enthusiastic an endorsement of capitalism and capitalists," observed the New York Times . Now, amid the Obama administrations redistributionist zeal, industrial planning schemes, vandalistic energy policies, demonization of wealth-creating entrepreneurs, and Keynesian spending programs, Gilder returns to the fray with an updated edition of his famous tome. Thirty years after his paean to free enterprise shocked the Washington establishment, have the collapse of Enron, the economic meltdown of 2008, the advent of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and other events caused Gilder to reassess his devotion to capitalism? In a way, they have. As Gilder states in this edition, "It is clear that we, the original supply siders, bear some responsibility for the failure to persuade. All these years later, it has become clear that we were not radical enough." Dissatisfied with half-hearted defenses of capitalism as the least bad system available, Wealth & Poverty passionately extols the morality, compassion, and efficacy of free enterprise. Buoyed by the collapse of communism but disturbed by the return of socialism under new guises, Gilder argues in a new prologue and epilogue that the solution to Americas current economic troubles cannot be found in warmed-over socialism, but in the generosity and economic vitality that can only be unleashed by the free market. As President Obamas policies lend Gilders arguments a shocking new relevancy, Gilder reminds us why the New Yorker called him a "scourge of feminists, unrepentant supply-sider, and now...a technology prophet." Featuring a new foreword by Steve Forbes, this edition of Wealth & Poverty informs us that free enterprise is the core of freedom--and that nations which forget or ignore that historical lesson will not and cannot prosper. Author Biography George Gilder, one of Americas leading economic and technological thinkers, is the author of many groundbreaking books, including Wealth and Poverty, Knowledge and Power, The Scandal of Money, and Life after Google. A founding fellow of the Discovery Institute, where he began his study of information theory, and an influential venture capitalist, he lives with his wife on his family farm in western Massachusetts. Long Description Hailed as "the guide to capitalism," the New York Times bestseller Wealth and Poverty by George F. Gilder is one of the most famous economic books of all time and has sold more than one million copies since its first release. In this influential classic, Gilder explains and makes the case for supply-side economics, proves the moral superiority of free-market capitalism, and shows why supply-side economics are more effective at decreasing poverty than government-regulated markets. Now, in this new and completely updated edition of Wealth and Poverty, Gilder compares Americas current economic challenges with her past economic problems-particularly those of the late 1970s-and explains why Obamas big-government, redistributive policies are doing more harm than good for the poor. Making the case that supply-side economics and free market policies are-and always will be-the answer to decreasing Americas poverty rate and increasing her prosperity, Wealth & Poverty offers solutions to Americas current economic problems and hope to those who fear that our best days are behind us. Details ISBN1596988096 Author Steve Forbes Short Title WEALTH & POVERTY Language English ISBN-10 1596988096 ISBN-13 9781596988095 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 330.122 Residence Tyringham, MA, US Year 2012 Imprint Regnery Publishing Inc Subtitle A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century Place of Publication Washington DC Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2012-09-06 NZ Release Date 2012-09-06 US Release Date 2012-09-06 UK Release Date 2012-09-06 Pages 256 Publisher Regnery Publishing Inc Publication Date 2012-09-06 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138002080;

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