What Went Wrong with Capitalism
What Went Wrong with Capitalism by Ruchir Sharma is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedSharma's argument inverts the usual left-right framing of the last few decades: it wasn't deregulation that broke markets, he contends, but the steady expansion of government backstops — bailouts, guarantees, subsidies — that socialized risk for the well-connected while leaving genuine market discipline to erode. Several critics have pushed back on its heavily U.S.-centric lens.
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.56 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.56 → 12 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is What Went Wrong with Capitalism on?
What Went Wrong with Capitalism appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
What Went Wrong with Capitalism has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.