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The Power of the Poor

September 11, 2009

On October 8, PBS will braodcast The Power of the Poor, a new documentary featuring Hernando de Soto, among my favorite economists. The documentary was produced by the same team that brought us Milton Friedman’s classic documentary series Free to Choose. Below is a preview of what to expect:

The Power of the Poor will demonstrate “how free markets, individual freedom and especially the right to property can transform the poor into the most powerful resource in the world. At its heart is the potential triumph of capitalism as a system.”

Click here to read my previous post on the ideas of Hernando do Soto.

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