In their new book, Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich, economists Deirdre McCloskey and Art Carden summarize what they call “The Bourgeois Deal.” In short: when we leave people alone to buy low, sell high, and innovate, they do so—and in the process, they make the rest of us rich. To illustrate this, NowSourcing has put together the infographic below. Read on to see the Bourgeois Deal at work.

Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World is now available on our website or from your favorite bookseller.