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Annihilation of Caste
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1936
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
4.61
9k+
Annihilation of Caste Summary
Annihilation of Caste 91%
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1936
4.61
9k+ ratings
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
4.32
226
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 90%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
by Katherine Boo • 2012
A murder charge, born of envy, traps a garbage-sorting family in Mumbai's market for justice.
3.98
117k+
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Summary
Behind the Beautiful Forevers 90%
A murder charge, born of envy, traps a garbage-sorting family in Mumbai's market for justice.
by Katherine Boo 2012
3.98
117k+ ratings
The Rise and Decline of Nations
by Mancur Olson • 1982
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
3.96
534
The Rise and Decline of Nations Summary
The Rise and Decline of Nations 90%
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
by Mancur Olson 1982
3.96
534 ratings
The Doctor and the Saint
by Arundhati Roy • 2017
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
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3k+
The Doctor and the Saint Summary
The Doctor and the Saint 89%
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
by Arundhati Roy 2017
4.33
3k+ 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 89%
Laws coordinate expectations, not just punish. What India's chief economist learned the hard way.
by Kaushik Basu 2015
4.03
220 ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
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Caste Summary
Caste 89%
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
Riddles in Hinduism
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1954
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
4.17
572
Riddles in Hinduism Summary
Riddles in Hinduism 89%
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1954
4.17
572 ratings
Whole Numbers and Half Truths
by Rukmini S. • 2021
India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.
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Whole Numbers and Half Truths Summary
Whole Numbers and Half Truths 89%
India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.
by Rukmini S. 2021
4.21
1k+ ratings
What Young India Wants
by Chetan Bhagat • 2012
A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.
3.26
10k+
What Young India Wants Summary
What Young India Wants 88%
A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.
by Chetan Bhagat 2012
3.26
10k+ ratings
Small is Beautiful
by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
4.09
7k+
Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful 88%
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973
4.09
7k+ ratings
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
3.98
291
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy Summary
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy 88%
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.98
291 ratings
The Velvet Rope Economy
by Nelson D. Schwartz • 2020
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
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1k+
The Velvet Rope Economy Summary
The Velvet Rope Economy 88%
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
by Nelson D. Schwartz 2020
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Billionaire Raj
by James Crabtree • 2018
Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.
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2k+
The Billionaire Raj Summary
The Billionaire Raj 88%
Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.
by James Crabtree 2018
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
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516
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity 88%
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006
3.59
516 ratings
India Unbound
by Gurcharan Das • 2000
Forty years of socialism, 3% growth: India's stagnation was self-inflicted. Then 1991 broke it open.
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6k+
India Unbound Summary
India Unbound 88%
Forty years of socialism, 3% growth: India's stagnation was self-inflicted. Then 1991 broke it open.
by Gurcharan Das 2000
4.09
6k+ ratings
The Economics of Enough
by Diane Coyle • 2011
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
3.43
116
The Economics of Enough Summary
The Economics of Enough 88%
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
by Diane Coyle 2011
3.43
116 ratings
Monopoly Capital
by Paul A. Baran • 1966
A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.
4.20
276
Monopoly Capital Summary
Monopoly Capital 88%
A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.
by Paul A. Baran 1966
4.20
276 ratings
The New Human Rights Movement
by Peter Joseph • 2017
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
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625
The New Human Rights Movement Summary
The New Human Rights Movement 88%
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
by Peter Joseph 2017
4.33
625 ratings
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 88%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2
by Fernand Braudel • 1979
Markets are transparent. Capitalism is their shadow, thriving on distance and state collusion.
4.47
603
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2 Summary
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2 88%
Markets are transparent. Capitalism is their shadow, thriving on distance and state collusion.
by Fernand Braudel 1979
4.47
603 ratings
The Prosperity Paradox
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2019
Poverty's cure is not aid. It is a business model aimed at people the market ignores.
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The Prosperity Paradox Summary
The Prosperity Paradox 88%
Poverty's cure is not aid. It is a business model aimed at people the market ignores.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2019
4.27
1k+ ratings
Plutocrats
by Chrystia Freeland • 2012
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
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Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats 88%
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
by Chrystia Freeland 2012
3.61
3k+ ratings
Home in the World
by Amartya Sen • 2021
What shaped a Nobel economist: Tagore's open-air school, a Kolkata coffee house, and a cancer ward.
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825
Home in the World Summary
Home in the World 88%
What shaped a Nobel economist: Tagore's open-air school, a Kolkata coffee house, and a cancer ward.
by Amartya Sen 2021
4.15
825 ratings
Capitalism, Alone
by Branko Milanović • 2019
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
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Capitalism, Alone Summary
Capitalism, Alone 88%
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
by Branko Milanović 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
Breaking the Mould
by Raghuram G. Rajan • 2023
The factory ladder is gone. India's future is in services, innovation, and its children's brains.
4.04
521
Breaking the Mould Summary
Breaking the Mould 88%
The factory ladder is gone. India's future is in services, innovation, and its children's brains.
by Raghuram G. Rajan 2023
4.04
521 ratings
Portfolios of the Poor
by Daryl Collins • 2009
Hand-to-mouth is a myth. On $2 a day, the poor juggle a dozen financial instruments just to survive.
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Portfolios of the Poor Summary
Portfolios of the Poor 88%
Hand-to-mouth is a myth. On $2 a day, the poor juggle a dozen financial instruments just to survive.
by Daryl Collins 2009
3.95
1k+ ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
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Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 88%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
by Thomas Sowell • 2015
Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.
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Wealth, Poverty and Politics Summary
Wealth, Poverty and Politics 88%
Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.
by Thomas Sowell 2015
4.36
2k+ ratings
The Marwaris
by Thomas A Timberg • 2014
One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.
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241
The Marwaris Summary
The Marwaris 88%
One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.
by Thomas A Timberg 2014
3.02
241 ratings
Sacred Economics
by Charles Eisenstein • 2011
Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.
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Sacred Economics Summary
Sacred Economics 88%
Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.
by Charles Eisenstein 2011
4.21
2k+ ratings
The Winner-Take-All Society
by Robert H. Frank • 1995
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
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257
The Winner-Take-All Society Summary
The Winner-Take-All Society 88%
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
by Robert H. Frank 1995
3.70
257 ratings
India Is Broken
by Ashoka Mody • 2023
India chose steel over schools, charisma over accountability: the sixty-year unmaking of a nation.
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282
India Is Broken Summary
India Is Broken 88%
India chose steel over schools, charisma over accountability: the sixty-year unmaking of a nation.
by Ashoka Mody 2023
4.25
282 ratings
The Price of Inequality
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2012
Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.
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The Price of Inequality Summary
The Price of Inequality 88%
Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2012
4.02
10k+ ratings
A World of Three Zeros
by Muhammad Yunus • 2017
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
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A World of Three Zeros Summary
A World of Three Zeros 88%
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
by Muhammad Yunus 2017
3.69
2k+ ratings
The Road to Freedom
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
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857
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom 88%
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024
3.98
857 ratings
Capital and Ideology
by Thomas Piketty • 2019
How slavery, wars, and taxes collapsed inequality once, and why that blueprint still works.
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Capital and Ideology Summary
Capital and Ideology 88%
How slavery, wars, and taxes collapsed inequality once, and why that blueprint still works.
by Thomas Piketty 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back
by Tim Harford • 2013
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
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The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 88%
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
by Tim Harford 2013
3.92
3k+ ratings
The Servile State
by Hilaire Belloc • 1912
Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.
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659
The Servile State Summary
The Servile State 88%
Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.
by Hilaire Belloc 1912
3.96
659 ratings
The Great Divide
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
Inequality isn't fate; it's a policy choice, and the architects designed it for themselves.
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The Great Divide Summary
The Great Divide 88%
Inequality isn't fate; it's a policy choice, and the architects designed it for themselves.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.82
1k+ ratings
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies
by Karl Polanyi • 1971
The market system we take for granted is a 200-year anomaly, built on three dangerous fictions.
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23
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies Summary
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies 88%
The market system we take for granted is a 200-year anomaly, built on three dangerous fictions.
by Karl Polanyi 1971
4.00
23 ratings
The Value of Everything
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2018
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
4.07
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The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything 88%
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018
4.07
4k+ ratings
White Poverty
by William J. Barber II • 2024
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
4.28
719
White Poverty Summary
White Poverty 88%
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
by William J. Barber II 2024
4.28
719 ratings
The Meritocracy Trap
by Daniel Markovits • 2019
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
3.83
2k+
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap 88%
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
by Daniel Markovits 2019
3.83
2k+ ratings
The Acquisitive Society
by R.H. Tawney • 1920
When property rights outrank social purpose, owners collect without contributing. The diagnosis.
4.09
110
The Acquisitive Society Summary
The Acquisitive Society 88%
When property rights outrank social purpose, owners collect without contributing. The diagnosis.
by R.H. Tawney 1920
4.09
110 ratings
Escape from Capitalism
by Clara E. Mattei • 2026
Rate hikes, austerity, and unemployment share one purpose: keeping workers too weak to demand more.
4.20
342
Escape from Capitalism Summary
Escape from Capitalism 88%
Rate hikes, austerity, and unemployment share one purpose: keeping workers too weak to demand more.
by Clara E. Mattei 2026
4.20
342 ratings
The Capital Order
by Clara E. Mattei • 2022
Austerity was invented to protect capitalism from democracy. Its first triumph: Italian fascism.
4.33
506
The Capital Order Summary
The Capital Order 88%
Austerity was invented to protect capitalism from democracy. Its first triumph: Italian fascism.
by Clara E. Mattei 2022
4.33
506 ratings
Jackpot
by Michael Mechanic • 2021
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
3.86
820
Jackpot Summary
Jackpot 88%
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
by Michael Mechanic 2021
3.86
820 ratings
No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman • 1999
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
3.75
466
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game 88%
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
by Katherine S. Newman 1999
3.75
466 ratings
Unequal Democracy
by Larry M. Bartels • 2008
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
3.89
457
Unequal Democracy Summary
Unequal Democracy 88%
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
by Larry M. Bartels 2008
3.89
457 ratings
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