By: Rainer Zitelmann

Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is "The Origins of Poverty and Wealth" https://origins-poverty-wealth.com/

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The power of capitalism: Don’t underestimate Reagan’s revolution

March 24, 2024

It's easy to underestimate just what Ronald Reagan had to do to turn the US economy around, writes Rainer Zitelmann
The Power of Capitalism: It’s easy to forget just how radical Margaret Thatcher was

March 17, 2024

Margaret Thatcher's radicalism changed Britain more than we recognise even today, argues Rainer Zitelmann in his latest guest essay on the power of capitalism
The Power of Capitalism: Kim vs the market only has one winner

March 10, 2024

Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is The Power of Capitalism. In our exclusive series, Zitelmann reveals a compelling body of evidence that capitalism and market economies have lifted billions out of poverty. Today he writes on North and South Korea The contrast between North and South Korea [...]
The Power of Capitalism: The German experiment shows the limits of the state

March 3, 2024

Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is The Power of Capitalism. In our exclusive series, Zitelmann reveals a compelling body of evidence that capitalism and market economies have lifted billions out of poverty. Today he writes on Germany. Germany unwittingly became the site of a large-scale experiment designed [...]
The UK has slipped down a vital economic index – but it’s not too late

February 28, 2024

The UK has hit its lowest point on record on the Index of Economic Freedom - and historian, sociologist and economist Dr Rainer Zitelmann warns significant changes are required
The Power of Capitalism: China’s growth is a case study in market forces

February 22, 2024

Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is The Power of Capitalism. In our exclusive series, Zitelmann reveals a compelling body of evidence that capitalism and market economies have lifted billions out of poverty. Today he writes on China. For millennia, China suffered famine after famine. As recently as [...]
Why Argentine president Javier Milei’s Davos speech was such a tonic

January 19, 2024

Javier Milei delivered a ringing defence of capitalism in his Davos speech this week
More billionaires, less poverty – this isn’t a zero sum game, no matter what Oxfam claim

January 16, 2024

German historian, sociologist and author Rainer Zitelmann argues billionaires and poverty are not involved in a zero-sum battle
New year new me? Here’s how to set goals you’ll actually achieve

December 31, 2023

New year new me? If you're looking back at those 2023 goals with trepidation, Rainer Zitelmann's here to tell you how you can actually achieve your goals
Why Britain is no friend of capitalism

September 29, 2023

Britain has been a home to free marketeers for centuries. Yet the public don’t seem to want them, writes Dr Rainer Zitelmann in this guest essay for City A.M. You might have thought that the home of Adam Smith, a raft of prominent economists and indeed Margaret Thatcher would have a rose-tinted view of capitalism – or [...]

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London Marathon could have 100,000 runners in 2027

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