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💰 Fiscal Federalism

The complex dance of taxing and spending across levels of government, exploring how fiscal power is divided between central and local authorities.
The Price of Federalism
by Paul E. Peterson • 1995
Washington redistributes; states compete for growth. The pattern leaves Rust Belt cities behind.
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🇺🇸 American Federalism📊 Public Finance🔗 Intergovernmental Relations🏥 Welfare Policy🏙️ Urban Policy
The Price of Federalism Summary
The Price of Federalism 93%
Washington redistributes; states compete for growth. The pattern leaves Rust Belt cities behind.
by Paul E. Peterson 1995
3.37
19 ratings
🇺🇸 American Federalism📊 Public Finance🔗 Intergovernmental Relations🏥 Welfare Policy🏙️ Urban Policy
Broke
by Glenn Beck • 2010
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
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💸 National Debt🪙 Fiscal Conservatism🏛️ Limited Government📈 Austrian Economics🗽 Federalism
Broke Summary
Broke 90%
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
by Glenn Beck 2010
4.01
2k+ ratings
💸 National Debt🪙 Fiscal Conservatism🏛️ Limited Government📈 Austrian Economics🗽 Federalism
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🇺🇸📉 American Decline🚢 Trade Deficits
Day of Reckoning Summary
Day of Reckoning 89%
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🇺🇸📉 American Decline🚢 Trade Deficits
A Fine Mess
by T.R. Reid • 2017
Six billion hours a year on taxes. Other countries need minutes. The reform we keep ignoring.
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🧾 Tax Reform🏛️ Public Finance🕳️ Tax Loopholes🏢 Tax Avoidance🏝️ Tax Havens
A Fine Mess Summary
A Fine Mess 89%
Six billion hours a year on taxes. Other countries need minutes. The reform we keep ignoring.
by T.R. Reid 2017
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1k+ ratings
🧾 Tax Reform🏛️ Public Finance🕳️ Tax Loopholes🏢 Tax Avoidance🏝️ Tax Havens
Keeping the Republic
by Mitch Daniels • 2011
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
4.02
252
💰 Fiscal Conservatism🏛️ Limited Government📉 Fiscal Policy🗳️ Civic Virtue🫡 Political Leadership
Keeping the Republic Summary
Keeping the Republic 89%
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
by Mitch Daniels 2011
4.02
252 ratings
💰 Fiscal Conservatism🏛️ Limited Government📉 Fiscal Policy🗳️ Civic Virtue🫡 Political Leadership
The Deficit Myth
by Stephanie Kelton • 2020
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
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💵 Modern Monetary Theory📊 Fiscal Policy💸 Deficit Spending🪙 Sovereign Currency👷 Full Employment
The Deficit Myth Summary
The Deficit Myth 89%
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
by Stephanie Kelton 2020
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10k+ ratings
💵 Modern Monetary Theory📊 Fiscal Policy💸 Deficit Spending🪙 Sovereign Currency👷 Full Employment
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
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🏛️ American Federalism🏥 Health Policy⚖️ Political Inequality🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters🔗 Race And Poverty
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 88%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
🏛️ American Federalism🏥 Health Policy⚖️ Political Inequality🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters🔗 Race And Poverty
Federalism
by Mark J. Rozell • 2019
The Constitution did not settle the fight between national and state power; it designed the arena.
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📜 Federalism⚖️ Constitutional Law🏛️ American Government🌍 Comparative Politics👨‍⚖️ Supreme Court
Federalism Summary
Federalism 88%
The Constitution did not settle the fight between national and state power; it designed the arena.
by Mark J. Rozell 2019
3.67
63 ratings
📜 Federalism⚖️ Constitutional Law🏛️ American Government🌍 Comparative Politics👨‍⚖️ Supreme Court
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
by Warren Mosler • 2010
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
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🏦 Modern Monetary Theory🏛️ Central Banking📉 Budget Deficits💼 Job Guarantee🌍 Trade Deficits
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy Summary
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy 88%
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
by Warren Mosler 2010
3.86
232 ratings
🏦 Modern Monetary Theory🏛️ Central Banking📉 Budget Deficits💼 Job Guarantee🌍 Trade Deficits
A Simple Government
by Mike Huckabee • 2011
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
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🐘 American Conservatism🏛️ Federalism💰 Fiscal Conservatism🧾 Tax Reform👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism
A Simple Government Summary
A Simple Government 88%
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
by Mike Huckabee 2011
3.73
302 ratings
🐘 American Conservatism🏛️ Federalism💰 Fiscal Conservatism🧾 Tax Reform👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism
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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🏛️ Comparative Politics🏗️ Federalism📜 Classical Liberalism🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🇪🇺 Euroscepticism
The New Road to Serfdom Summary
The New Road to Serfdom 88%
Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.
by Daniel Hannan 2010
4.03
657 ratings
🏛️ Comparative Politics🏗️ Federalism📜 Classical Liberalism🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism🇪🇺 Euroscepticism
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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🏦 Monetary Policy💰 Fiscal Policy🗽 Economic Freedom📜 Classical Liberalism🏥 Entitlement Reform
First Principles Summary
First Principles 88%
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
🏦 Monetary Policy💰 Fiscal Policy🗽 Economic Freedom📜 Classical Liberalism🏥 Entitlement Reform
The Submerged State
by Suzanne Mettler • 2011
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
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267
🕶️ Hidden Welfare State💸 Tax Expenditures⬆️💰 Upward Redistribution🗳️ Democratic Erosion🤷 Political Ignorance
The Submerged State Summary
The Submerged State 88%
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
by Suzanne Mettler 2011
3.88
267 ratings
🕶️ Hidden Welfare State💸 Tax Expenditures⬆️💰 Upward Redistribution🗳️ Democratic Erosion🤷 Political Ignorance
Federalism and the Making of America by David Brian Robertson
by David Robertson • 2011
America's biggest fights aren't over what government should do but which government gets to decide.
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11
🏛️ Constitutional History🏗️ American Governance📜 American Political Development🔗 Intergovernmental Relations⚖️ Divided Sovereignty
Federalism and the Making of America by David Brian Robertson Summary
Federalism and the Making of America by David Brian Robertson 88%
America's biggest fights aren't over what government should do but which government gets to decide.
by David Robertson 2011
3.73
11 ratings
🏛️ Constitutional History🏗️ American Governance📜 American Political Development🔗 Intergovernmental Relations⚖️ Divided Sovereignty
Corporate Capital Structures in the United States
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 2009
Inflation turned corporate debt into a tax shelter: the hidden engine of postwar borrowing.
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2
🏢 Corporate Finance📊 Capital Structure💰 Corporate Taxation📈 Option Pricing Theory🔍 Agency Costs
Corporate Capital Structures in the United States Summary
Corporate Capital Structures in the United States 88%
Inflation turned corporate debt into a tax shelter: the hidden engine of postwar borrowing.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2009
3.50
2 ratings
🏢 Corporate Finance📊 Capital Structure💰 Corporate Taxation📈 Option Pricing Theory🔍 Agency Costs
Classics of Public Administration
by Jay M. Shafritz • 1978
From ancient duty to modern governance: the readings that built public administration.
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🏛️ Public Administration🧱 Organizational Theory🔍 Policy Analysis⚙️ Bureaucracy📋 Public Management
Classics of Public Administration Summary
Classics of Public Administration 88%
From ancient duty to modern governance: the readings that built public administration.
by Jay M. Shafritz 1978
3.65
287 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🧱 Organizational Theory🔍 Policy Analysis⚙️ Bureaucracy📋 Public Management
Crafting State-Nations
by Alfred Stepan • 2010
For multinational democracies, the nation-state model is a trap. India shows a better path.
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🏛️ Comparative Politics🏗️ Federal Systems🌍 Multicultural Democracy🤝 Power Sharing🆔 National Identity
Crafting State-Nations Summary
Crafting State-Nations 88%
For multinational democracies, the nation-state model is a trap. India shows a better path.
by Alfred Stepan 2010
4.64
11 ratings
🏛️ Comparative Politics🏗️ Federal Systems🌍 Multicultural Democracy🤝 Power Sharing🆔 National Identity
Bring Back the Bureaucrats
by John DiIulio • 2014
Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.
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🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform📄 Outsourcing Critique🎯 Accountability📜 Constitutional Governance
Bring Back the Bureaucrats Summary
Bring Back the Bureaucrats 88%
Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.
by John DiIulio 2014
3.22
32 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform📄 Outsourcing Critique🎯 Accountability📜 Constitutional Governance
Understanding Public Policy
by Thomas R. Dye • 1969
Governments make policy through many lenses. An eight-model toolkit shows why each is half right.
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🏛️ Public Policy Analysis🇺🇸 American Government🔍 Policy Frameworks📊 Policy Evaluation🏢 Interest Groups
Understanding Public Policy Summary
Understanding Public Policy 88%
Governments make policy through many lenses. An eight-model toolkit shows why each is half right.
by Thomas R. Dye 1969
3.81
244 ratings
🏛️ Public Policy Analysis🇺🇸 American Government🔍 Policy Frameworks📊 Policy Evaluation🏢 Interest Groups
Modern Money Theory
by L. Randall Wray • 2012
Taxes don't pay for government. They make its currency desirable. The real rules start from there.
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💸 Modern Money Theory🏦 Monetary Economics📊 Fiscal Policy📈 Post-Keynesian Economics👷 Full Employment
Modern Money Theory Summary
Modern Money Theory 88%
Taxes don't pay for government. They make its currency desirable. The real rules start from there.
by L. Randall Wray 2012
4.22
327 ratings
💸 Modern Money Theory🏦 Monetary Economics📊 Fiscal Policy📈 Post-Keynesian Economics👷 Full Employment
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
by Peter Conti-Brown • 2016
The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.
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🏦 Central Banking📉 Monetary Policy🗳️ Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Governance📋 Bureaucratic Politics
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve Summary
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve 88%
The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.
by Peter Conti-Brown 2016
4.21
137 ratings
🏦 Central Banking📉 Monetary Policy🗳️ Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Governance📋 Bureaucratic Politics
The Hidden Wealth of Nations
by Gabriel Zucman • 2015
Eight percent of global wealth hides in tax havens; the fix is known and unused.
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🏝️ Tax Havens💰 Wealth Inequality🕵️ Tax Evasion🔒 Financial Secrecy🌐 Global Finance
The Hidden Wealth of Nations Summary
The Hidden Wealth of Nations 87%
Eight percent of global wealth hides in tax havens; the fix is known and unused.
by Gabriel Zucman 2015
3.95
1k+ ratings
🏝️ Tax Havens💰 Wealth Inequality🕵️ Tax Evasion🔒 Financial Secrecy🌐 Global Finance
The Divided States of America
by Donald F. Kettl • 2020
Federalism was meant to unite America. Now it divides, from your healthcare to your tap water.
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🏛️ American Federalism⚖️ Structural Inequality🗳️ Political Polarization🏥 Healthcare Disparities🔍 Governance Failures
The Divided States of America Summary
The Divided States of America 87%
Federalism was meant to unite America. Now it divides, from your healthcare to your tap water.
by Donald F. Kettl 2020
3.48
64 ratings
🏛️ American Federalism⚖️ Structural Inequality🗳️ Political Polarization🏥 Healthcare Disparities🔍 Governance Failures
In Our Hands
by Charles Murray • 2006
Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.
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290
🏦 Universal Basic Income📋 Welfare Reform🏘️ Civil Society🗽 Libertarian Economics🛡️ Social Insurance
In Our Hands Summary
In Our Hands 87%
Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.
by Charles Murray 2006
3.74
290 ratings
🏦 Universal Basic Income📋 Welfare Reform🏘️ Civil Society🗽 Libertarian Economics🛡️ Social Insurance
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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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Economic Inequality💶 Eurozone Crisis🧾 Progressive Taxation🏦 Central Banking🧮 Financial Regulation
Why Save the Bankers? Summary
Why Save the Bankers? 87%
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
by Thomas Piketty 2016
3.61
1k+ ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Economic Inequality💶 Eurozone Crisis🧾 Progressive Taxation🏦 Central Banking🧮 Financial Regulation
We Have Not a Government
by George William Van Cleve • 2017
State free-riding broke the first U.S. government. A debt crisis and revolt forced a grand bargain.
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📜 Constitutional History🇺🇸 Early Republic🏛️ Federalism🏴 State Sovereignty💰 Political Economy
We Have Not a Government Summary
We Have Not a Government 87%
State free-riding broke the first U.S. government. A debt crisis and revolt forced a grand bargain.
by George William Van Cleve 2017
3.99
76 ratings
📜 Constitutional History🇺🇸 Early Republic🏛️ Federalism🏴 State Sovereignty💰 Political Economy
Class War?
by Benjamin I. Page • 2009
Americans aren't fighting a class war. They agree on taxing the rich and expanding the safety net.
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💸 Economic Inequality🏛️ American Politics📊 Public Opinion⚖️ Political Inequality💵 Money In Politics
Class War? Summary
Class War? 87%
Americans aren't fighting a class war. They agree on taxing the rich and expanding the safety net.
by Benjamin I. Page 2009
3.53
45 ratings
💸 Economic Inequality🏛️ American Politics📊 Public Opinion⚖️ Political Inequality💵 Money In Politics
21st Century Monetary Policy
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2022
A former Fed chair on how panics, not plans, built the central bank's arsenal.
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🏦 Central Banking💵 Monetary Policy🏛️ Institutional History📉 Financial Crises📊 Modern Macroeconomics
21st Century Monetary Policy Summary
21st Century Monetary Policy 87%
A former Fed chair on how panics, not plans, built the central bank's arsenal.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2022
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1k+ ratings
🏦 Central Banking💵 Monetary Policy🏛️ Institutional History📉 Financial Crises📊 Modern Macroeconomics
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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🏗️ Development Economics🇮🇳 Indian Economy💰 Monetary Policy🛡️ Corruption Control🍚 Food Security
An Economist in the Real World Summary
An Economist in the Real World 87%
Laws coordinate expectations, not just punish. What India's chief economist learned the hard way.
by Kaushik Basu 2015
4.03
220 ratings
🏗️ Development Economics🇮🇳 Indian Economy💰 Monetary Policy🛡️ Corruption Control🍚 Food Security
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✂️ Austerity Politics🌍 Geopolitics
Crashed Summary
Crashed 87%
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
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere
by Jason Kelly • 2010
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
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🏡 Frugal Living💳 Debt Reduction🗽 Financial Independence🛒 Consumer Debt🏦 Austrian Economics
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 87%
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
by Jason Kelly 2010
3.50
134 ratings
🏡 Frugal Living💳 Debt Reduction🗽 Financial Independence🛒 Consumer Debt🏦 Austrian Economics
In Service of the Republic
by Vijay Kelkar • 2019
India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.
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🇮🇳 Indian Economy🏛️ Public Policy Design⚙️ State Capacity Building📜 Institutional Economics🗳️ Public Choice Theory
In Service of the Republic Summary
In Service of the Republic 87%
India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.
by Vijay Kelkar 2019
4.23
379 ratings
🇮🇳 Indian Economy🏛️ Public Policy Design⚙️ State Capacity Building📜 Institutional Economics🗳️ Public Choice Theory
Rental Property and Taxation
by Tony Compton • 2008
Australian landlords leave thousands in unclaimed deductions every year. Here is where they are.
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6
🏠 Property Investment🦘 Australian Tax📉 Negative Gearing💰 Capital Gains Tax🧾 Tax Deductions
Rental Property and Taxation Summary
Rental Property and Taxation 87%
Australian landlords leave thousands in unclaimed deductions every year. Here is where they are.
by Tony Compton 2008
3.33
6 ratings
🏠 Property Investment🦘 Australian Tax📉 Negative Gearing💰 Capital Gains Tax🧾 Tax Deductions
Paint Your Town Red
by Matthew Brown • 2021
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
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🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives🛒 Local Procurement🗣️ Participatory Democracy
Paint Your Town Red Summary
Paint Your Town Red 87%
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
by Matthew Brown 2021
3.71
173 ratings
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives🛒 Local Procurement🗣️ Participatory Democracy
An Economy and a State for Lebanon
by Charbel Nahas • 2020
Behind Lebanon's crisis: a currency illusion, a sectarian spoils system, and a generation that fled.
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🏛️ Political Economy🌍 Middle Eastern Politics💥 Financial Crises🏗️ State Building🛢️ Rentier States
An Economy and a State for Lebanon Summary
An Economy and a State for Lebanon 87%
Behind Lebanon's crisis: a currency illusion, a sectarian spoils system, and a generation that fled.
by Charbel Nahas 2020
4.33
15 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🌍 Middle Eastern Politics💥 Financial Crises🏗️ State Building🛢️ Rentier States
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🔄 Economic Cycles🫧 Debt And Bubbles
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 87%
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🔄 Economic Cycles🫧 Debt And Bubbles
The Power in the Land
by Fred Harrison • 1983
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
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🏗️ Land Economics🧾 Tax Reform📉 Business Cycles🏛️ Georgism📚 Political Economy
The Power in the Land Summary
The Power in the Land 87%
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
by Fred Harrison 1983
4.13
15 ratings
🏗️ Land Economics🧾 Tax Reform📉 Business Cycles🏛️ Georgism📚 Political Economy
Macroeconomics
by N. Gregory Mankiw • 2013
From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.
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🏦 Macroeconomic Theory📈 Economic Growth💵 Monetary Policy🔄 Business Cycles📊 Keynesian Economics
Macroeconomics Summary
Macroeconomics 87%
From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.
by N. Gregory Mankiw 2013
3.99
1k+ ratings
🏦 Macroeconomic Theory📈 Economic Growth💵 Monetary Policy🔄 Business Cycles📊 Keynesian Economics
A Revolution in Favor of Government
by Max M. Edling • 2003
The U.S. Constitution was a state-building project, not a charter of limited government.
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🏛️ Early American Republic📜 Constitutional Origins🏗️ State Formation💰 Fiscal-Military State🪖 Standing Army Debate
A Revolution in Favor of Government Summary
A Revolution in Favor of Government 87%
The U.S. Constitution was a state-building project, not a charter of limited government.
by Max M. Edling 2003
3.78
65 ratings
🏛️ Early American Republic📜 Constitutional Origins🏗️ State Formation💰 Fiscal-Military State🪖 Standing Army Debate
The Privatization of Everything
by Donald Cohen • 2021
The $2,315 COVID test wasn't a glitch. It was privatization, and it has remade American life.
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🏛️ Privatization Critique📊 Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power⚠️ Market Failure💸 Austerity Politics
The Privatization of Everything Summary
The Privatization of Everything 87%
The $2,315 COVID test wasn't a glitch. It was privatization, and it has remade American life.
by Donald Cohen 2021
4.39
728 ratings
🏛️ Privatization Critique📊 Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power⚠️ Market Failure💸 Austerity Politics
The Global Minotaur
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2011
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
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🏦 International Economics🏛️ Political Economy📉 Financial Crises💵 Dollar Hegemony🏭 Financialization
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 87%
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
Perfectly Legal
by David Cay Johnston • 2003
America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.
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🏛️ Political Economy🔎 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Malfeasance🕳️ Tax Loopholes
Perfectly Legal Summary
Perfectly Legal 87%
America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.
by David Cay Johnston 2003
4.12
796 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🔎 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Malfeasance🕳️ Tax Loopholes
Loopholes of the Rich
by Diane Kennedy • 2001
Business owners play by different tax rules. A part-time startup is the key to unlocking them.
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📊 Tax Strategy🧾 Business Deductions🏠 Real Estate Investing🏛️ Entity Formation💼 Small Business Finance
Loopholes of the Rich Summary
Loopholes of the Rich 87%
Business owners play by different tax rules. A part-time startup is the key to unlocking them.
by Diane Kennedy 2001
4.08
948 ratings
📊 Tax Strategy🧾 Business Deductions🏠 Real Estate Investing🏛️ Entity Formation💼 Small Business Finance
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics
by David A. Moss • 2007
Macroeconomics essentials: output, money, trade, and the policy levers that shape prosperity.
4.04
1k+
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Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
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The Just City 87%
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