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Hidden Order
by David D. Friedman • 1996
Economics isn't about money: it's a toolkit for human behavior, from marriage to murder.
3.75
527
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order 97%
Economics isn't about money: it's a toolkit for human behavior, from marriage to murder.
by David D. Friedman 1996
3.75
527 ratings
The Logic of Life
by Tim Harford • 2008
Why risky sex, segregation, and office politics all have a rational explanation.
3.81
6k+
The Logic of Life Summary
The Logic of Life 96%
Why risky sex, segregation, and office politics all have a rational explanation.
by Tim Harford 2008
3.81
6k+ ratings
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman • 1962
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
3.90
15k+
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom 96%
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
by Milton Friedman 1962
3.90
15k+ ratings
The Armchair Economist
by Steven E. Landsburg • 1993
Why seat belts kill, recycling destroys forests, and good intentions so often backfire.
3.72
4k+
The Armchair Economist Summary
The Armchair Economist 96%
Why seat belts kill, recycling destroys forests, and good intentions so often backfire.
by Steven E. Landsburg 1993
3.72
4k+ ratings
Applied Economics
by Thomas Sowellm • 2003
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
4.18
3k+
Applied Economics Summary
Applied Economics 96%
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
by Thomas Sowellm 2003
4.18
3k+ ratings
Economic Facts and Fallacies
by Thomas Sowellm • 2007
Five reasoning mistakes produce the policies you support, and they all backfire on the vulnerable.
4.23
6k+
Economic Facts and Fallacies Summary
Economic Facts and Fallacies 95%
Five reasoning mistakes produce the policies you support, and they all backfire on the vulnerable.
by Thomas Sowellm 2007
4.23
6k+ ratings
Popular Economics
by John Tamny • 2015
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
3.64
300
Popular Economics Summary
Popular Economics 95%
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
by John Tamny 2015
3.64
300 ratings
Mine!
by Michael A. Heller • 2021
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
4.11
2k+
Mine! Summary
Mine! 95%
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
by Michael A. Heller 2021
4.11
2k+ ratings
The Darwin Economy
by Robert H. Frank • 2011
Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.
3.77
631
The Darwin Economy Summary
The Darwin Economy 95%
Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.
by Robert H. Frank 2011
3.77
631 ratings
Thinking like an Economist
by Elizabeth Popp Berman • 2022
How efficiency-driven economics took over US policy, even from liberals, and what it left behind.
3.93
213
Thinking like an Economist Summary
Thinking like an Economist 95%
How efficiency-driven economics took over US policy, even from liberals, and what it left behind.
by Elizabeth Popp Berman 2022
3.93
213 ratings
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell • 2023
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
4.38
3k+
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies 95%
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
by Thomas Sowell 2023
4.38
3k+ ratings
Knowledge and Power
by George Gilder • 2013
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
3.94
428
Knowledge and Power Summary
Knowledge and Power 94%
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
by George Gilder 2013
3.94
428 ratings
First Principles
by John Brian Taylor • 2012
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
3.67
105
First Principles Summary
First Principles 94%
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
by John Brian Taylor 2012
3.67
105 ratings
Free Market Revolution
by Yaron Brook • 2012
Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.
4.22
669
Free Market Revolution Summary
Free Market Revolution 94%
Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.
by Yaron Brook 2012
4.22
669 ratings
Liberalism
by Ludwig von Mises • 1927
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
4.17
2k+
Liberalism Summary
Liberalism 94%
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
by Ludwig von Mises 1927
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Big Three in Economics
by Mark Skousen • 2007
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
3.59
863
The Big Three in Economics Summary
The Big Three in Economics 94%
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
by Mark Skousen 2007
3.59
863 ratings
Naked Economics
by Charles Wheelan • 2002
Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.
4.03
20k+
Naked Economics Summary
Naked Economics 94%
Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.
by Charles Wheelan 2002
4.03
20k+ ratings
The Legal Analyst
by Ward Farnsworth • 2007
The interdisciplinary toolkit for predicting a legal ruling's impact before it is made.
4.26
654
The Legal Analyst Summary
The Legal Analyst 94%
The interdisciplinary toolkit for predicting a legal ruling's impact before it is made.
by Ward Farnsworth 2007
4.26
654 ratings
The Truth About Markets
by John Kay • 2003
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
3.85
362
The Truth About Markets Summary
The Truth About Markets 94%
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
by John Kay 2003
3.85
362 ratings
Sex, Drugs & Economics
by Diane Coyle • 2002
It is not about money. Economics reveals why people break rules, seek thrills, and hit snooze.
3.52
131
Sex, Drugs & Economics Summary
Sex, Drugs & Economics 94%
It is not about money. Economics reveals why people break rules, seek thrills, and hit snooze.
by Diane Coyle 2002
3.52
131 ratings
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
by Thomas Sowell • 2015
Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.
4.36
2k+
Wealth, Poverty and Politics Summary
Wealth, Poverty and Politics 94%
Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.
by Thomas Sowell 2015
4.36
2k+ ratings
Who Gets What ― and Why
by Alvin E. Roth • 2015
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
3.86
3k+
Who Gets What ― and Why Summary
Who Gets What ― and Why 94%
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
by Alvin E. Roth 2015
3.86
3k+ ratings
The Age of Turbulence
by Alan Greenspan • 2007
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
3.65
7k+
The Age of Turbulence Summary
The Age of Turbulence 94%
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
by Alan Greenspan 2007
3.65
7k+ ratings
What Would the Great Economists Do?
by Linda Yueh • 2018
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
3.66
1k+
What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary
What Would the Great Economists Do? 94%
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
by Linda Yueh 2018
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Constitution of Liberty
by Friedrich A. Hayek • 1978
Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.
4.16
3k+
The Constitution of Liberty Summary
The Constitution of Liberty 94%
Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1978
4.16
3k+ ratings
Good Economics for Hard Times
by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2019
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
4.22
15k+
Good Economics for Hard Times Summary
Good Economics for Hard Times 94%
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019
4.22
15k+ ratings
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
4.40
3k+
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed 94%
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995
4.40
3k+ ratings
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
by Peter D. Schiff • 2010
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
4.15
5k+
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 94%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
Radical Markets
by Eric A. Posner • 2018
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
3.95
2k+
Radical Markets Summary
Radical Markets 94%
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
by Eric A. Posner 2018
3.95
2k+ ratings
Phishing for Phools
by George A. Akerlof • 2015
Your blind spots are a business model. Free markets reward deception as reliably as innovation.
3.43
2k+
Phishing for Phools Summary
Phishing for Phools 93%
Your blind spots are a business model. Free markets reward deception as reliably as innovation.
by George A. Akerlof 2015
3.43
2k+ ratings
Freakonomics Rev Ed
by Steven D. Levitt • 2005
Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.
4.01
902k+
Freakonomics Rev Ed Summary
Freakonomics Rev Ed 93%
Data, not experts, explains why crime fell, why teachers cheat, and why agents undersell your house.
by Steven D. Levitt 2005
4.01
902k+ ratings
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual
by John Eckhardt • 2014
No market, no prices. No prices, no economic calculus. That's why socialism devours its own capital.
4.63
345
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual Summary
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual 93%
No market, no prices. No prices, no economic calculus. That's why socialism devours its own capital.
by John Eckhardt 2014
4.63
345 ratings
New Ideas from Dead Economists
by Todd G. Buchholz • 1989
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
3.84
2k+
New Ideas from Dead Economists Summary
New Ideas from Dead Economists 93%
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
by Todd G. Buchholz 1989
3.84
2k+ ratings
Choice
by Robert P. Murphy • 2015
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
4.60
259
Choice Summary
Choice 93%
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
by Robert P. Murphy 2015
4.60
259 ratings
Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1982
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
3.73
438
Economics Explained Summary
Economics Explained 93%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
Animal Spirits
by George A. Akerlof • 2008
Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.
3.77
5k+
Animal Spirits Summary
Animal Spirits 93%
Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.
by George A. Akerlof 2008
3.77
5k+ ratings
The Shock Doctrine
by Naomi Klein • 2007
Chile 1973, Iraq 2003, New Orleans 2005: each crisis was followed by the same economic playbook.
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55k+
The Shock Doctrine Summary
The Shock Doctrine 93%
Chile 1973, Iraq 2003, New Orleans 2005: each crisis was followed by the same economic playbook.
by Naomi Klein 2007
4.30
55k+ ratings
In Service of the Republic
by Vijay Kelkar • 2019
India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.
4.23
379
In Service of the Republic Summary
In Service of the Republic 93%
India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.
by Vijay Kelkar 2019
4.23
379 ratings
The Map and the Territory
by Alan Greenspan • 2013
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
3.26
475
The Map and the Territory Summary
The Map and the Territory 93%
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
by Alan Greenspan 2013
3.26
475 ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 93%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
How Economics Can Save the World
by Erik Angner • 2023
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
3.61
288
How Economics Can Save the World Summary
How Economics Can Save the World 93%
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
by Erik Angner 2023
3.61
288 ratings
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
by The Bank of England • 2022
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
4.05
2k+
Can’t We Just Print More Money? Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money? 93%
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
by The Bank of England 2022
4.05
2k+ ratings
Think Like an Economist
by Anne Rooney • 2019
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
3.85
39
Think Like an Economist Summary
Think Like an Economist 93%
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
by Anne Rooney 2019
3.85
39 ratings
Defeating Big Government Socialism
by Newt Gingrich • 2022
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
4.19
288
Defeating Big Government Socialism Summary
Defeating Big Government Socialism 93%
Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.
by Newt Gingrich 2022
4.19
288 ratings
What Money Can't Buy
by Michael J. Sandel • 2012
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
3.93
14k+
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy 93%
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
by Michael J. Sandel 2012
3.93
14k+ ratings
The Cost-Benefit Revolution
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2018
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
3.62
116
The Cost-Benefit Revolution Summary
The Cost-Benefit Revolution 93%
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2018
3.62
116 ratings
An Economist in the Real World
by Kaushik Basu • 2015
Laws coordinate expectations, not just punish. What India's chief economist learned the hard way.
4.03
220
An Economist in the Real World Summary
An Economist in the Real World 93%
Laws coordinate expectations, not just punish. What India's chief economist learned the hard way.
by Kaushik Basu 2015
4.03
220 ratings
Defending the Free Market
by Robert Sirico • 2012
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
4.14
258
Defending the Free Market Summary
Defending the Free Market 93%
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
by Robert Sirico 2012
4.14
258 ratings
Economics Rules
by Dani Rodrik • 2015
Economics is a toolkit, not a doctrine. The skill is knowing which model the moment demands.
3.94
1k+
Economics Rules Summary
Economics Rules 93%
Economics is a toolkit, not a doctrine. The skill is knowing which model the moment demands.
by Dani Rodrik 2015
3.94
1k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Rickards James • 2019
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
4.09
676
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 93%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
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