Johan Norberg is a historian, lecturer and commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC and his books have been translated into thirty languages. His books include the international bestseller Progress and Open, which was an Economist book of the year. Norberg regularly writes for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Reason and HuffPost.

• Preface: What happened to Reagan and Thatcher? 1: Life under savage capitalism 2: At each other's service 3: The silence of the factory whistle 4: In defence of the 1 per cent 5: Monopoly or Minecraft? 6: Picking losers 7: China, paper tiger 8: But what about the planet? 9: The meaning of life Epilogue: The Emperor's singing contest

Norberg's paean of praise for the market economy is compelling. With masterful command of statistics, he demonstrates just how much the global switch away from state domination.... has led us to as rapid a decline in levels of absolute poverty as has been witnessed in history.

Johan Norberg is a historian, lecturer and commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC and his books have been translated into thirty languages. His books include the international bestseller Progress and Open, which was an Economist book of the year. Norberg regularly writes for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Reason and HuffPost.

• Preface: What happened to Reagan and Thatcher? 1: Life under savage capitalism 2: At each other's service 3: The silence of the factory whistle 4: In defence of the 1 per cent 5: Monopoly or Minecraft? 6: Picking losers 7: China, paper tiger 8: But what about the planet? 9: The meaning of life Epilogue: The Emperor's singing contest

Norberg's paean of praise for the market economy is compelling. With masterful command of statistics, he demonstrates just how much the global switch away from state domination.... has led us to as rapid a decline in levels of absolute poverty as has been witnessed in history.

Johan Norberg is a historian, lecturer and commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC and his books have been translated into thirty languages. His books include the international bestseller Progress and Open, which was an Economist book of the year. Norberg regularly writes for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Reason and HuffPost.

• Preface: What happened to Reagan and Thatcher? 1: Life under savage capitalism 2: At each other's service 3: The silence of the factory whistle 4: In defence of the 1 per cent 5: Monopoly or Minecraft? 6: Picking losers 7: China, paper tiger 8: But what about the planet? 9: The meaning of life Epilogue: The Emperor's singing contest

Norberg's paean of praise for the market economy is compelling. With masterful command of statistics, he demonstrates just how much the global switch away from state domination.... has led us to as rapid a decline in levels of absolute poverty as has been witnessed in history.