Book Review: Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Gabriel Calzada Alvarez

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In this article, Gabriel Calzada Álvarez offers a review of Hernando de Soto's The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else.

Volume 16, Number 1 (2002)

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Álvarez, Gabriel Calzada. "Book Review: Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else." Journal of Libertarian Studies 16, No. 1 (2002): 99–114.

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Book Review: Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital

07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Gabriel Calzada Alvarez

In this article, Gabriel Calzada Álvarez offers a review of Hernando de Soto's The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. Volume 16, Number 1 (2002)

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