title: The Truth About Markets
text: # The Truth About Markets
  
  The Truth About Markets: Why Some Nations are Rich but Most Remain Poor is a book by economist John Kay, published in 2003 by Allen Lane.
  
  ## Plot
  
  The Truth About Markets looks at why market economies performed better than socialist or centrally directed ones. The book looks at markets in a number of different settings around the world.
  
  