In the bracing chapter, "Dramatis Personae," Chang presents a sharp-edged summary of individuals and organizations that comprise the world economy. Chang notes depressingly that economic history has, for economists, turned into a "harmless distraction, like trainspotting, and at worst as a refuge for the intellectually challenged who cannot handle hard' stuff like mathematics and statistics." The book's first section tries to reconcile and differentiate lines of thought, examining capitalism as a system through classical, Marxist, Keynesian, Schumpeterian, and other perspectives. The result is a synthesis half textbook, half browser that the author suggests should be read in snippets. Cambridge economist Chang (23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism) wants to popularize his field through accessible writing and explanations of our material world.
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