Book Review: Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracy

Historian Quinn Slobodian’s new book Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracy complains about “zones,” or enclaves carved out of a nation and freed from ordinary forms of regulation. Worrying about a “race to the bottom,” Slobodian rehashes Marxist concerns about the exploitation of workers, and fails to appreciate the ability of competition to alleviate these problems.