Economic collapse occurs because most of the economies fail to question capitalism. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists - the apostles of the free-market-have spun since the Age of Reagan. It covers the savage spending restraint measures economists take that rebound in increasing inequality, bringing total misery to the poorest population. Ha-Joon Chang equips the readers with an understanding of how global capitalism works-and doesn't. He offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends, instead of becoming slaves of the market.