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Capitalism
by James Fulcher • 2001
Crises aren't bugs in capitalism: they are its rhythm. Globalization is more myth than fact.
3.56
1k+
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism 91%
Crises aren't bugs in capitalism: they are its rhythm. Globalization is more myth than fact.
by James Fulcher 2001
3.56
1k+ 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 91%
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
by Diane Coyle 2011
3.43
116 ratings
Breakout Nations
by Ruchir Sharma • 2012
The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.
4.04
3k+
Breakout Nations Summary
Breakout Nations 91%
The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.
by Ruchir Sharma 2012
4.04
3k+ ratings
Trade Wars Are Class Wars
by Matthew C. Klein • 2020
The real trade war is between classes, not nations. Money flows, not goods, tell the story.
4.11
2k+
Trade Wars Are Class Wars Summary
Trade Wars Are Class Wars 91%
The real trade war is between classes, not nations. Money flows, not goods, tell the story.
by Matthew C. Klein 2020
4.11
2k+ 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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1k+
Capitalism, Alone Summary
Capitalism, Alone 90%
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
by Branko Milanović 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Nations
by Ruchir Sharma • 2016
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
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3k+
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 90%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Great Divergence
by Kenneth Pomeranz • 2000
Europe's industrial breakthrough wasn't its own genius. It took colonial land and underground coal.
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1k+
The Great Divergence Summary
The Great Divergence 90%
Europe's industrial breakthrough wasn't its own genius. It took colonial land and underground coal.
by Kenneth Pomeranz 2000
3.68
1k+ ratings
Bad Samaritans
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2007
Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.
4.20
6k+
Bad Samaritans Summary
Bad Samaritans 90%
Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2007
4.20
6k+ ratings
The Rise of the Western World
by Douglass C. North • 1973
The West did not rise because of technology. It rose because of property rights.
3.85
171
The Rise of the Western World Summary
The Rise of the Western World 90%
The West did not rise because of technology. It rose because of property rights.
by Douglass C. North 1973
3.85
171 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 90%
Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.
by Thomas Sowell 2015
4.36
2k+ ratings
Why Nations Fail
by Daron Acemoğlu • 2012
If geography explained wealth, North and South Korea would be the same country.
4.09
64k+
Why Nations Fail Summary
Why Nations Fail 90%
If geography explained wealth, North and South Korea would be the same country.
by Daron Acemoğlu 2012
4.09
64k+ ratings
How Economics Explains the World
by Andrew Leigh • 2024
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
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3k+
How Economics Explains the World Summary
How Economics Explains the World 90%
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
by Andrew Leigh 2024
3.91
3k+ ratings
Scale and Scope
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. • 1990
Why some firms dominate for decades while rivals vanish: the secret isn't technology or capital.
3.93
71
Scale and Scope Summary
Scale and Scope 90%
Why some firms dominate for decades while rivals vanish: the secret isn't technology or capital.
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. 1990
3.93
71 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 90%
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
by Thomas Sowellm 2003
4.18
3k+ ratings
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+
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 90%
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
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 90%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
China's Gilded Age
by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2021
Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.
4.17
309
China's Gilded Age Summary
China's Gilded Age 90%
Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.
by Yuen Yuen Ang 2021
4.17
309 ratings
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2010
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
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13k+
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism Summary
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism 90%
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2010
3.96
13k+ ratings
Kicking Away the Ladder
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2002
Tariffs, subsidies, and industrial espionage built the West. Now it preaches free trade to the rest.
4.21
1k+
Kicking Away the Ladder Summary
Kicking Away the Ladder 90%
Tariffs, subsidies, and industrial espionage built the West. Now it preaches free trade to the rest.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2002
4.21
1k+ ratings
Edible Economics
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2022
Your dinner is a map of global economics: tariffs, subsidies, and the myths we still believe.
3.83
3k+
Edible Economics Summary
Edible Economics 90%
Your dinner is a map of global economics: tariffs, subsidies, and the myths we still believe.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2022
3.83
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.
3.92
3k+
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 90%
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
by Tim Harford 2013
3.92
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
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The Age of Turbulence Summary
The Age of Turbulence 90%
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
by Alan Greenspan 2007
3.65
7k+ 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 90%
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
by John Kay 2003
3.85
362 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 90%
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
by Anne Rooney 2019
3.85
39 ratings
The Globalization Paradox
by Dani Rodrik • 2010
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
4.00
2k+
The Globalization Paradox Summary
The Globalization Paradox 90%
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
by Dani Rodrik 2010
4.00
2k+ ratings
Guide to Economic Indicators
by The Economist • 1998
GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.
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137
Guide to Economic Indicators Summary
Guide to Economic Indicators 90%
GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.
by The Economist 1998
3.64
137 ratings
Money Changes Everything
by William N. Goetzmann • 2016
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
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530
Money Changes Everything Summary
Money Changes Everything 90%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 ratings
The Growth Map
by Jim O'Neill • 2011
Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.
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288
The Growth Map Summary
The Growth Map 90%
Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.
by Jim O'Neill 2011
3.59
288 ratings
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.
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39
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy Summary
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy 90%
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
by Michael Taillard 2012
3.82
39 ratings
Economics
by Philip Coggan • 2025
A guide to the forces that set interest rates, open borders, and determine who gets hired.
3.84
37
Economics Summary
Economics 90%
A guide to the forces that set interest rates, open borders, and determine who gets hired.
by Philip Coggan 2025
3.84
37 ratings
How the West Grew Rich
by Nathan Rosenberg • 1985
Fractured power, secure property, and corporate experiment built a prosperity no empire could match.
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131
How the West Grew Rich Summary
How the West Grew Rich 90%
Fractured power, secure property, and corporate experiment built a prosperity no empire could match.
by Nathan Rosenberg 1985
3.67
131 ratings
Why Save the Bankers?
by Thomas Piketty • 2016
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
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1k+
Why Save the Bankers? Summary
Why Save the Bankers? 90%
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
by Thomas Piketty 2016
3.61
1k+ 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.
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How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 90%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
A Country Is Not a Company
by Paul Krugman • 2009
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
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244
A Country Is Not a Company Summary
A Country Is Not a Company 90%
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
by Paul Krugman 2009
3.98
244 ratings
First Principles
by John Brian Taylor • 2012
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
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105
First Principles Summary
First Principles 90%
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
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
by David S. Landes • 1998
Coal and colonies don't explain Western wealth. The real reason: a culture that rewarded dissent.
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations Summary
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations 90%
Coal and colonies don't explain Western wealth. The real reason: a culture that rewarded dissent.
by David S. Landes 1998
3.96
4k+ ratings
Capitalism
by Fred L. Block • 2018
Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.
3.63
19
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism 90%
Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.
by Fred L. Block 2018
3.63
19 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.
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220
An Economist in the Real World Summary
An Economist in the Real World 90%
Laws coordinate expectations, not just punish. What India's chief economist learned the hard way.
by Kaushik Basu 2015
4.03
220 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 90%
Economics is a toolkit, not a doctrine. The skill is knowing which model the moment demands.
by Dani Rodrik 2015
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Little Book of Economics
by Greg Ip • 2010
What drives growth, jobs, and inflation, and why no boom lasts forever.
3.74
1k+
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics 90%
What drives growth, jobs, and inflation, and why no boom lasts forever.
by Greg Ip 2010
3.74
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 90%
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
Slouching Towards Utopia
by J. Bradford DeLong • 2022
The engine of mass prosperity was built after 1870. We never learned to steer it toward utopia.
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Slouching Towards Utopia Summary
Slouching Towards Utopia 90%
The engine of mass prosperity was built after 1870. We never learned to steer it toward utopia.
by J. Bradford DeLong 2022
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Architecture of Markets
by Neil Fligstein • 2001
Markets are built by states, firms, and shared beliefs, not spontaneous order.
4.15
52
The Architecture of Markets Summary
The Architecture of Markets 90%
Markets are built by states, firms, and shared beliefs, not spontaneous order.
by Neil Fligstein 2001
4.15
52 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 90%
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019
4.22
15k+ ratings
The New Road to Serfdom
by Daniel Hannan • 2010
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
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657
The New Road to Serfdom Summary
The New Road to Serfdom 90%
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
by Daniel Hannan 2010
4.03
657 ratings
How to Speak Money
by John Lanchester • 2014
What GDP, inflation, and quantitative easing really mean, and who wins when you don't know.
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1k+
How to Speak Money Summary
How to Speak Money 90%
What GDP, inflation, and quantitative easing really mean, and who wins when you don't know.
by John Lanchester 2014
3.73
1k+ ratings
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edmund Conway • 2009
The fifty economic concepts behind every price tag, policy fight, and market panic you encounter.
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1k+
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know 90%
The fifty economic concepts behind every price tag, policy fight, and market panic you encounter.
by Edmund Conway 2009
3.83
1k+ ratings
Rethinking Capitalism
by Michael Jacobs • 2016
The state built the internet, not the invisible hand. A blueprint for a greener, fairer capitalism.
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121
Rethinking Capitalism Summary
Rethinking Capitalism 90%
The state built the internet, not the invisible hand. A blueprint for a greener, fairer capitalism.
by Michael Jacobs 2016
4.01
121 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.
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Can’t We Just Print More Money? Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money? 90%
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
Basic Economics
by Thomas Sowell • 2000
What no one teaches you about prices, profits, and the hidden sting of good intentions.
4.37
15k+
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics 90%
What no one teaches you about prices, profits, and the hidden sting of good intentions.
by Thomas Sowell 2000
4.37
15k+ ratings
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