Liberal international economic orders -- From laissez faire to the dirigiste dogma -- The changing fortunes of free trade -- Money and finance -- Poverty and inequality -- Morality and capitalism -- "Capitalism with a human face" -- The greens and global disorder

In his new book, Poverty and Progress: Realities and Myths about Global Poverty, renowned development economist Deepak Lal draws on 50 years of experience around the globe to describe developing-country realities and rectify misguided notions about economic progress. Unique among books that have...