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📉 Economic Decline

The slow unraveling of prosperity in regions, industries, or nations, exploring the structural forces and human costs of falling behind.
The New Great Depression
by James Rickards • 2021
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
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1k+
🏛️ Austrian Economics🏦 Monetary Policy Critique📉 Deflation Economics
The New Great Depression Summary
The New Great Depression 91%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Austrian Economics🏦 Monetary Policy Critique📉 Deflation Economics
Brazil Is the New America
by James Dale Davidson • 2012
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
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36
📉 National Decline🌍 Emerging Markets🛢️ Peak Oil
Brazil Is the New America Summary
Brazil Is the New America 90%
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
by James Dale Davidson 2012
3.17
36 ratings
📉 National Decline🌍 Emerging Markets🛢️ Peak Oil
Day of Reckoning
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 1989
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
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13
🏛️ Fiscal Policy⚖️ Political Economy💸 National Debt
Day of Reckoning Summary
Day of Reckoning 90%
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 1989
3.38
13 ratings
🏛️ Fiscal Policy⚖️ Political Economy💸 National Debt
The Real Crash
by Peter D. Schiff • 2012
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
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1k+
🏫 Austrian Economics💵 Monetary Policy🥇 Gold Standard
The Real Crash Summary
The Real Crash 90%
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
by Peter D. Schiff 2012
3.88
1k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics💵 Monetary Policy🥇 Gold Standard
Glass House
by Brian Alexander • 2017
Private equity bought a glass factory. By the time they were done, a town was destroyed.
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2k+
🏭 Deindustrialization💰 Private Equity💊 Opioid Epidemic
Glass House Summary
Glass House 90%
Private equity bought a glass factory. By the time they were done, a town was destroyed.
by Brian Alexander 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏭 Deindustrialization💰 Private Equity💊 Opioid Epidemic
The Deindustrialization of America
by Barry Bluestone • 1982
Plant closures were a strategy, not fate. Government made capital mobile and communities expendable.
3.92
25
🏗️ Rust Belt Economy🏚️ Plant Closings🔄 Economic Restructuring
The Deindustrialization of America Summary
The Deindustrialization of America 90%
Plant closures were a strategy, not fate. Government made capital mobile and communities expendable.
by Barry Bluestone 1982
3.92
25 ratings
🏗️ Rust Belt Economy🏚️ Plant Closings🔄 Economic Restructuring
The Great U-turn
by Barry Bluestone • 1988
After 1973, the American Dream reversed. The cause: deliberate choices by firms and the state.
3.40
15
🏭 Deindustrialization⚖️ Income Inequality💰 Financialization
The Great U-turn Summary
The Great U-turn 90%
After 1973, the American Dream reversed. The cause: deliberate choices by firms and the state.
by Barry Bluestone 1988
3.40
15 ratings
🏭 Deindustrialization⚖️ Income Inequality💰 Financialization
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
Empire of Debt Summary
Empire of Debt 90%
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
Essays on the Great Depression
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2000
Monetary collapse caused the Depression, and only abandoning the gold standard brought recovery.
3.77
133
🏛️ Economic History💰 Monetary Economics🥇 Gold Standard
Essays on the Great Depression Summary
Essays on the Great Depression 90%
Monetary collapse caused the Depression, and only abandoning the gold standard brought recovery.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2000
3.77
133 ratings
🏛️ Economic History💰 Monetary Economics🥇 Gold Standard
Crash Course
by Paul Ingrassia • 2009
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
3.91
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🚗 Automotive Industry🏭 Industrial Decline🇺🇸 American Manufacturing
Crash Course Summary
Crash Course 89%
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
by Paul Ingrassia 2009
3.91
686 ratings
🚗 Automotive Industry🏭 Industrial Decline🇺🇸 American Manufacturing
Bailout Nation
by Barry Ritholtz • 2009
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
3.87
572
🏦 Financial Crises💵 Monetary Policy🏠 Housing Bubbles
Bailout Nation Summary
Bailout Nation 89%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 ratings
🏦 Financial Crises💵 Monetary Policy🏠 Housing Bubbles
MegaThreats
by Nouriel Roubini • 2022
Ten dangers, from unsustainable debt to climate, are now locked together in one accelerating crisis.
3.76
1k+
🌐 Global Polycrisis⚠️ Systemic Risk💰 Debt Crises
MegaThreats Summary
MegaThreats 89%
Ten dangers, from unsustainable debt to climate, are now locked together in one accelerating crisis.
by Nouriel Roubini 2022
3.76
1k+ ratings
🌐 Global Polycrisis⚠️ Systemic Risk💰 Debt Crises
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
4.05
844
📉 American Decline🏛️ Paleoconservatism🏭 Economic Nationalism
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower 89%
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011
4.05
844 ratings
📉 American Decline🏛️ Paleoconservatism🏭 Economic Nationalism
Reckless Endangerment
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
3.96
2k+
🏦 Financial Crises⚖️ Regulatory Failure🏚️ Subprime Lending
Reckless Endangerment Summary
Reckless Endangerment 89%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
🏦 Financial Crises⚖️ Regulatory Failure🏚️ Subprime Lending
When the Money Runs Out
by Stephen D. King • 2013
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
3.63
206
📉 Economic Stagnation⚖️ Global Imbalances💸 Financial Crises
When the Money Runs Out Summary
When the Money Runs Out 89%
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
by Stephen D. King 2013
3.63
206 ratings
📉 Economic Stagnation⚖️ Global Imbalances💸 Financial Crises
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
3.84
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization 89%
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010
3.84
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline
The Breaking Point
by James Dale Davidson • 2016
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
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42
🏦 Financial Crises💵 Monetary History⚡ Energy Economics
The Breaking Point Summary
The Breaking Point 89%
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
by James Dale Davidson 2016
3.57
42 ratings
🏦 Financial Crises💵 Monetary History⚡ Energy Economics
Aftermath
by Rickards James • 2019
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
4.09
676
🏦 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking⚠️ Systemic Risk
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 89%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
🏦 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking⚠️ Systemic Risk
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
by Robert J. Gordon • 2016
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
4.18
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🏛️ Economic History🇺🇸 American Economy⚙️ Technological Change
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth 89%
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
by Robert J. Gordon 2016
4.18
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History🇺🇸 American Economy⚙️ Technological Change
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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🏛️ Political Economy🔄 Economic Cycles👥 Demographic Economics
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 89%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🔄 Economic Cycles👥 Demographic Economics
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
by Ray Dalio • 2018
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
4.35
3k+
💰 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking📉 Monetary Policy
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises Summary
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises 89%
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
by Ray Dalio 2018
4.35
3k+ ratings
💰 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking📉 Monetary Policy
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
by Steve Keen • 2017
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
4.22
281
💥 Financial Crises💳 Private Debt🏦 Endogenous Money
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? Summary
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? 89%
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
by Steve Keen 2017
4.22
281 ratings
💥 Financial Crises💳 Private Debt🏦 Endogenous Money
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith • 2012
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
4.19
874
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline
Who Stole the American Dream? Summary
Who Stole the American Dream? 89%
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
by Hedrick Smith 2012
4.19
874 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
by Ray Dalio • 2021
Empires die on schedule: debt, division, rival. The sequence is repeating now.
4.27
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🏛️ Economic History📈 Macro Investing💸 Debt Cycles
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order Summary
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 89%
Empires die on schedule: debt, division, rival. The sequence is repeating now.
by Ray Dalio 2021
4.27
18k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History📈 Macro Investing💸 Debt Cycles
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
by George Soros • 2008
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
3.42
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📉 Financial Crises🫧 Asset Bubbles⚠️ Market Instability
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 89%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ ratings
📉 Financial Crises🫧 Asset Bubbles⚠️ Market Instability
Crashed
by Adam Tooze • 2018
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
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💥 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Political Economy
Crashed Summary
Crashed 89%
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
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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🏫 Austrian Economics📖 Economic Literacy📉 Inflation Critique
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 89%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics📖 Economic Literacy📉 Inflation Critique
Adrift
by Scott Galloway • 2022
Middle class collapsed, billionaires multiplied, young men stopped dating. Charts that explain why.
3.89
2k+
💰 Income Inequality👁️ Attention Economy📉 Middle Class Decline
Adrift Summary
Adrift 89%
Middle class collapsed, billionaires multiplied, young men stopped dating. Charts that explain why.
by Scott Galloway 2022
3.89
2k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality👁️ Attention Economy📉 Middle Class Decline
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
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 89%
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
Meltdown
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. • 2009
The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.
4.08
2k+
🏛️ Austrian Economics📉 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking
Meltdown Summary
Meltdown 89%
The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. 2009
4.08
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Austrian Economics📉 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking
This Time Is Different
by Carmen M. Reinhart • 2009
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
3.76
7k+
💥 Financial Crises📜 Economic History🏛️ Financial History
This Time Is Different Summary
This Time Is Different 89%
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
by Carmen M. Reinhart 2009
3.76
7k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises📜 Economic History🏛️ Financial History
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
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 89%
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
The Technology Trap
by Carl Benedikt Frey • 2019
The telescope helps you see. The power loom takes your job. Which one is AI?
4.10
657
🏛️ Economic History👷 Labor Economics🏭 Industrial Revolution
The Technology Trap Summary
The Technology Trap 89%
The telescope helps you see. The power loom takes your job. Which one is AI?
by Carl Benedikt Frey 2019
4.10
657 ratings
🏛️ Economic History👷 Labor Economics🏭 Industrial Revolution
Capitalizing on Crisis
by Greta R. Krippner • 2011
Financialization was no blueprint. It was the state’s accidental escape from a crisis of legitimacy.
4.35
181
🏛️ Political Economy📜 Financial History📉 Financial Deregulation
Capitalizing on Crisis Summary
Capitalizing on Crisis 89%
Financialization was no blueprint. It was the state’s accidental escape from a crisis of legitimacy.
by Greta R. Krippner 2011
4.35
181 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📜 Financial History📉 Financial Deregulation
The Only Game in Town
by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
3.56
1k+
🏦 Central Banking🌐 Global Economy📉 Financial Crisis
The Only Game in Town Summary
The Only Game in Town 89%
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2016
3.56
1k+ ratings
🏦 Central Banking🌐 Global Economy📉 Financial Crisis
Not Working
by D.W. Gibson • 2012
What a paycheck conceals: Americans on the identity, health, and dignity that left with the job.
3.68
60
🎙️ Oral History💸 Economic Precarity🔨 Work And Identity
Not Working Summary
Not Working 88%
What a paycheck conceals: Americans on the identity, health, and dignity that left with the job.
by D.W. Gibson 2012
3.68
60 ratings
🎙️ Oral History💸 Economic Precarity🔨 Work And Identity
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
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3k+
💥 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance⚠️ Systemic Risk
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics 88%
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
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
🏛️ Public Choice🤝 Collective Action💰 Rent-Seeking
The Rise and Decline of Nations Summary
The Rise and Decline of Nations 88%
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
by Mancur Olson 1982
3.96
534 ratings
🏛️ Public Choice🤝 Collective Action💰 Rent-Seeking
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt • 1946
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
4.16
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🏫 Austrian Economics⚠️ Economic Fallacies📚 Economic Literacy
Economics in One Lesson Summary
Economics in One Lesson 88%
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
by Henry Hazlitt 1946
4.16
22k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics⚠️ Economic Fallacies📚 Economic Literacy
The Capital Order
by Clara E. Mattei • 2022
Austerity was invented to protect capitalism from democracy. Its first triumph: Italian fascism.
4.33
506
📊 Political Economy📜 Economic History⚔️ Class Struggle
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
📊 Political Economy📜 Economic History⚔️ Class Struggle
Easy Money
by Vivek Kaul • 2013
Money's 2,500-year history is a single story: governments debase, bubbles burst, and no one learns.
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🪙 Monetary History🫧 Financial Bubbles🏦 Central Banking
Easy Money Summary
Easy Money 88%
Money's 2,500-year history is a single story: governments debase, bubbles burst, and no one learns.
by Vivek Kaul 2013
4.16
224 ratings
🪙 Monetary History🫧 Financial Bubbles🏦 Central Banking
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+
📊 Macroeconomics🏛️ Economic Policy📉 Recession Economics
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
📊 Macroeconomics🏛️ Economic Policy📉 Recession Economics
The Alchemy of Finance
by George Soros • 1987
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
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5k+
💥 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Alchemy of Finance Summary
The Alchemy of Finance 88%
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
by George Soros 1987
3.75
5k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking🧠 Behavioral Economics
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
Paper Promises Summary
Paper Promises 88%
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
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
🏚️ Economic Collapse💸 Failed Inheritance👁️ Surveillance State
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 88%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
🏚️ Economic Collapse💸 Failed Inheritance👁️ Surveillance State
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
Hall of Mirrors Summary
Hall of Mirrors 88%
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
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
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 88%
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
GDP
by Diane Coyle • 2014
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
3.65
816
📏 Economic Measurement📜 Economic History🏛️ Macroeconomic Policy
GDP Summary
GDP 88%
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
by Diane Coyle 2014
3.65
816 ratings
📏 Economic Measurement📜 Economic History🏛️ Macroeconomic Policy
The Price of Time
by Edward Chancellor • 2022
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
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🏦 Monetary Policy🫧 Asset Bubbles📜 Financial History
The Price of Time Summary
The Price of Time 88%
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
by Edward Chancellor 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
🏦 Monetary Policy🫧 Asset Bubbles📜 Financial History
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
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🏭 Industrial Decline📉 Depression Era👷 Working Class Life
English Journey Summary
English Journey 88%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 ratings
🏭 Industrial Decline📉 Depression Era👷 Working Class Life
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