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Article: Crisis of global capitalism: open society endangered.
- Article from:
- Harvard International Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 1999
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by George Soros
Reviewed by MARTIN SANDBU
Ph.D. candidate in Government,
Harvard University
George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism is the personal and thoughtful testimony from a man better known for action than for contemplation. In carrying a strong sense of urgency, it differs from the reflections often published by people of his stature. The author starts by developing a general philosophical framework, which he then uses to explain the modern predicament. His intimate understanding of the financial world enables him to give an original account of capitalism as the social and political system that prevails in the world ...