A renowned economist argues for the importance of property rights in "the most intelligent book yet written about the current challenge of establishing capitali

John Searle’s The Construction of Social Reality and Hernando de Soto’s The Mystery of Capital shifted the focus of current thought on capital and economic

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Hernando de Soto is one of the world's leading public intellectuals. His books The Mystery of Capital and The Other Path have had a tremendous impact on debates

In the West we've forgotten that creating this system is also what allowed people everywhere to leverage property into wealth.