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The Dollar Trap
by Eswar S. Prasad • 2013
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
4.08
212
🌍 International Finance🌐 Global Monetary System💵 Reserve Currencies🔄 Capital Flows📋 Sovereign Debt
The Dollar Trap Summary
The Dollar Trap 97%
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
by Eswar S. Prasad 2013
4.08
212 ratings
🌍 International Finance🌐 Global Monetary System💵 Reserve Currencies🔄 Capital Flows📋 Sovereign Debt
Paper Soldiers
by Saleha Mohsin • 2024
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
3.68
256
🏛️ Financial History💵 Reserve Currency⚔️ Economic Warfare🇺🇸 American Hegemony🌐 Political Economy
Paper Soldiers Summary
Paper Soldiers 97%
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
by Saleha Mohsin 2024
3.68
256 ratings
🏛️ Financial History💵 Reserve Currency⚔️ Economic Warfare🇺🇸 American Hegemony🌐 Political Economy
Collusion
by Nomi Prins • 2018
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
3.69
334
🏦 Central Banking📈 Monetary Policy💸 Quantitative Easing📉 Financial Crises💲 Dollar Hegemony
Collusion Summary
Collusion 97%
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018
3.69
334 ratings
🏦 Central Banking📈 Monetary Policy💸 Quantitative Easing📉 Financial Crises💲 Dollar Hegemony
The Global Minotaur
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2011
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
4.17
2k+
🏦 International Economics🏛️ Political Economy📉 Financial Crises💵 Dollar Hegemony🏭 Financialization
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 96%
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2011
4.17
2k+ ratings
🏦 International Economics🏛️ Political Economy📉 Financial Crises💵 Dollar Hegemony🏭 Financialization
Capital Wars
by Michael J. Howell • 2020
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
4.22
102
🌐 Global Capital Flows🏦 Monetary Policy🔄 Financial Cycles💵 Currency Dominance💥 Financial Crises
Capital Wars Summary
Capital Wars 96%
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
by Michael J. Howell 2020
4.22
102 ratings
🌐 Global Capital Flows🏦 Monetary Policy🔄 Financial Cycles💵 Currency Dominance💥 Financial Crises
Grave New World
by Stephen D. King • 2017
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
3.66
227
🌐 Globalization🌍 Geopolitics📢 Populism📜 Economic History📊 Inequality
Grave New World Summary
Grave New World 96%
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
by Stephen D. King 2017
3.66
227 ratings
🌐 Globalization🌍 Geopolitics📢 Populism📜 Economic History📊 Inequality
Paper Promises
by Philip Coggan • 2011
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
3.94
552
💰 Monetary History🏦 Sovereign Debt⚖️ Debt Politics💥 Financial Crises🔄 Minskyan Economics
Paper Promises Summary
Paper Promises 96%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
💰 Monetary History🏦 Sovereign Debt⚖️ Debt Politics💥 Financial Crises🔄 Minskyan Economics
Currency Wars
by James Rickards • 2011
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
3.96
5k+
🏦 Monetary Policy🌐 International Finance📉 Financial Crises🕸️ Complexity Economics📜 Monetary History
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars 96%
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
by James Rickards 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
🏦 Monetary Policy🌐 International Finance📉 Financial Crises🕸️ Complexity Economics📜 Monetary History
The Road to Ruin
by James Rickards • 2016
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
4.05
1k+
🌐 Global Finance💥 Financial Crises🏦 Monetary Policy🔗 Complexity Theory🛡️ Wealth Preservation
The Road to Ruin Summary
The Road to Ruin 96%
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016
4.05
1k+ ratings
🌐 Global Finance💥 Financial Crises🏦 Monetary Policy🔗 Complexity Theory🛡️ Wealth Preservation
Central Banking 101
by Joseph J. Wang • 2021
Your bank deposits aren't stored cash. A former Fed trader explains the hidden machinery of money.
4.39
1k+
🏦 Central Banking💵 Money And Banking🏚️ Shadow Banking💲 Dollar Hegemony📉 Financial Crises
Central Banking 101 Summary
Central Banking 101 96%
Your bank deposits aren't stored cash. A former Fed trader explains the hidden machinery of money.
by Joseph J. Wang 2021
4.39
1k+ ratings
🏦 Central Banking💵 Money And Banking🏚️ Shadow Banking💲 Dollar Hegemony📉 Financial Crises
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. • 2014
US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.
3.77
2k+
🇨🇳 US-China Relations🤝 Economic Diplomacy💱 Currency Politics📈 Emerging Markets🌐 Global Finance
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA Summary
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA 96%
US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. 2014
3.77
2k+ ratings
🇨🇳 US-China Relations🤝 Economic Diplomacy💱 Currency Politics📈 Emerging Markets🌐 Global Finance
Layered Money
by Nik Bhatia • 2021
Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.
4.29
1k+
🏛️ Monetary History₿ Digital Currencies🏦 Central Banking🔗 Bitcoin And Crypto📉 Currency Debasement
Layered Money Summary
Layered Money 95%
Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.
by Nik Bhatia 2021
4.29
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Monetary History₿ Digital Currencies🏦 Central Banking🔗 Bitcoin And Crypto📉 Currency Debasement
Underground Empire
by Henry Farrell • 2023
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
4.02
1k+
🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare💵 Dollar Dominance🔗 Global Supply Chains💻 Geopolitics Of Technology🌐 Geoeconomics
Underground Empire Summary
Underground Empire 95%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ ratings
🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare💵 Dollar Dominance🔗 Global Supply Chains💻 Geopolitics Of Technology🌐 Geoeconomics
Hall of Mirrors
by Barry Eichengreen • 2014
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
4.01
296
📉 Financial Crises📜 Economic History💵 Monetary Policy🏦 Central Banking🔄 Historical Parallels
Hall of Mirrors Summary
Hall of Mirrors 95%
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014
4.01
296 ratings
📉 Financial Crises📜 Economic History💵 Monetary Policy🏦 Central Banking🔄 Historical Parallels
Crashed
by Adam Tooze • 2018
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
4.29
4k+
💥 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Political Economy✂️ Austerity Politics🌍 Geopolitics
Crashed Summary
Crashed 95%
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
by Adam Tooze 2018
4.29
4k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Political Economy✂️ Austerity Politics🌍 Geopolitics
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
3.84
3k+
💥 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance⚠️ Systemic Risk💸 Debt And Leverage🫧 Market Bubbles
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics 95%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance⚠️ Systemic Risk💸 Debt And Leverage🫧 Market Bubbles
The Volatility Machine
by Michael Pettis • 2001
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
4.51
143
🏦 Emerging Markets💸 Sovereign Debt📉 Financial Crises🛡️ Risk Management🌍 Global Capital
The Volatility Machine Summary
The Volatility Machine 95%
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
by Michael Pettis 2001
4.51
143 ratings
🏦 Emerging Markets💸 Sovereign Debt📉 Financial Crises🛡️ Risk Management🌍 Global Capital
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman • 2008
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
3.83
9k+
🚨 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance🏦 Shadow Banking💰 Monetary Policy⚖️ Financial Regulation
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 95%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
🚨 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance🏦 Shadow Banking💰 Monetary Policy⚖️ Financial Regulation
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy
by Michael Taillard • 2012
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
3.82
39
🌐 Global Economy💱 International Finance🚢 Trade Policy💲 Currency Markets🏦 Foreign Investment
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy Summary
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy 95%
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
by Michael Taillard 2012
3.82
39 ratings
🌐 Global Economy💱 International Finance🚢 Trade Policy💲 Currency Markets🏦 Foreign Investment
Empire of Debt
by William Bonner • 2005
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
3.90
332
🏛️ Sovereign Debt🏚️ Imperial Decline🏫 Austrian Economics🇺🇸 American Empire📉 Contrarian Investing
Empire of Debt Summary
Empire of Debt 95%
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
by William Bonner 2005
3.90
332 ratings
🏛️ Sovereign Debt🏚️ Imperial Decline🏫 Austrian Economics🇺🇸 American Empire📉 Contrarian Investing
The Shadow Market
by Eric J. Weiner • 2011
State-run investment funds now control trillions and steer the global economy from the shadows.
4.00
2
🏛️ Sovereign Wealth Funds🌐 Global Finance⚖️ Economic Power Shifts🏭 State Capitalism🛢️ Petrodollar Politics
The Shadow Market Summary
The Shadow Market 95%
State-run investment funds now control trillions and steer the global economy from the shadows.
by Eric J. Weiner 2011
4.00
2 ratings
🏛️ Sovereign Wealth Funds🌐 Global Finance⚖️ Economic Power Shifts🏭 State Capitalism🛢️ Petrodollar Politics
Money
by David McWilliams • 2024
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
4.17
3k+
💰 Monetary History💳 Credit And Debt📉 Boom And Bust👑 Power And Money💡 Financial Innovation
Money Summary
Money 95%
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
by David McWilliams 2024
4.17
3k+ ratings
💰 Monetary History💳 Credit And Debt📉 Boom And Bust👑 Power And Money💡 Financial Innovation
The End of Alchemy
by Mervyn A. King • 2016
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
4.07
2k+
🏦 Monetary Policy📉 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking❓ Unknowable Futures🔧 Banking Reform
The End of Alchemy Summary
The End of Alchemy 95%
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
by Mervyn A. King 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
🏦 Monetary Policy📉 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking❓ Unknowable Futures🔧 Banking Reform
Broken Money
by Lyn Alden • 2023
Gold, fiat, Bitcoin: a 5,000-year story of money, and why the newest chapter may finally stick.
4.60
3k+
📜 Monetary History🪙 Sound Money🏛️ Austrian Economics🏦 Central Banking💻 Digital Currency
Broken Money Summary
Broken Money 94%
Gold, fiat, Bitcoin: a 5,000-year story of money, and why the newest chapter may finally stick.
by Lyn Alden 2023
4.60
3k+ ratings
📜 Monetary History🪙 Sound Money🏛️ Austrian Economics🏦 Central Banking💻 Digital Currency
The Alchemists
by Neil Irwin • 2013
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
4.05
1k+
🏦 Central Banking💰 Monetary Policy📉 Financial Crises📜 Economic History🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 94%
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
by Neil Irwin 2013
4.05
1k+ ratings
🏦 Central Banking💰 Monetary Policy📉 Financial Crises📜 Economic History🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
3.90
48k+
🏦 Financial Crises🌍 Global Finance📰 Financial Journalism🎭 Cultural Economics💸 Sovereign Debt
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 94%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ ratings
🏦 Financial Crises🌍 Global Finance📰 Financial Journalism🎭 Cultural Economics💸 Sovereign Debt
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