Thing 1. There is really no such thing as a free market. Thing 2. Companies should not be run in the interest of their owners. Thing 3. Most people in rich countries get paid more than they should. Thing 4. The washing machine has changed the world more than the internet. Thing 5. Assume the worst about people, and you get the worst. Thing 6. Greater macroeconomic stability has not made the world economy more stable. Thing 7. Free-market policies rarely make poor countries richer. Thing 8. Capital has a nationality. Thing 9. We do not live in a post-industrial age. Thing 10. The US does not have the highest living standard in the world. Thing 11. Africa is not destined for under-development. Thing 12. Government can pick winners. Thing 13. Making rich people richer doesn’t make the rest of us richer. Thing 14. US managers are over-priced. Thing 15. People in poor countries are more entrepreneurial than people in rich countries. Thing 16. We are not smart enough to leave things to the market. Thing 17. More education in itself is not going to make a country richer. Thing 18. What is good for the General Motors is not necessarily good for the United States. Thing 19. Despite the fall of Communism, we are still living in planned economies. Thing 20. Equality of opportunities is unequal. Thing 21. Big government makes people more, not less, open to changes. Thing 22. Financial markets need to become less, not more, efficient. Thing 23. Good economic policy does not require good economists. * Conclusion: How to rebuild the world economy