🇮🇳 Indian Economy

Analyses of India's economic trajectory, from post-independence socialism to liberalization and beyond, examining growth, poverty, reform, and the tensions of development at scale.

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

🏗️ Development Economics 💰 Monetary Policy 🛡️ Corruption Control 🍚 Food Security ⚖️ Law And Economics

An Economist in the Real World 93%

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 💰 Monetary Policy 🛡️ Corruption Control 🍚 Food Security ⚖️ Law And Economics

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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📈 Development Economics 📋 License Raj 🔓 Market Liberalization 🌏 Emerging Markets 🌐 Globalization And Trade

India Unbound 93%

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

📈 Development Economics 📋 License Raj 🔓 Market Liberalization 🌏 Emerging Markets 🌐 Globalization And Trade

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

📈 Development Economics 🎓 Human Capital 💡 Innovation-Led Growth 💻 Digital Economy 🏛️ Governance Reform

Breaking the Mould 93%

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

📈 Development Economics 🎓 Human Capital 💡 Innovation-Led Growth 💻 Digital Economy 🏛️ Governance Reform

IIM Ahmedabad Business Books

by Satish Y. Deodhar • 2012

From your morning coffee to the stock exchange: the economic forces that shape your day, decoded.

4.23

2k+

🏠 Everyday Economics 📚 Economic Literacy 🌐 Macroeconomic Policy 📈 Economic Development 🌍 International Trade

IIM Ahmedabad Business Books 93%

From your morning coffee to the stock exchange: the economic forces that shape your day, decoded.

by Satish Y. Deodhar 2012

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏠 Everyday Economics 📚 Economic Literacy 🌐 Macroeconomic Policy 📈 Economic Development 🌍 International Trade

In Service of the Republic

by Vijay Kelkar • 2019

India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.

4.23

379

🏛️ Public Policy Design ⚙️ State Capacity Building 📜 Institutional Economics 🗳️ Public Choice Theory 🔄 Governance Reform

In Service of the Republic 92%

India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.

by Vijay Kelkar 2019

4.23

379 ratings

🏛️ Public Policy Design ⚙️ State Capacity Building 📜 Institutional Economics 🗳️ Public Choice Theory 🔄 Governance Reform

India Is Broken

by Ashoka Mody • 2023

India chose steel over schools, charisma over accountability: the sixty-year unmaking of a nation.

4.25

282

🇮🇳 Indian Political Economy 📉 Economic Inequality 🗳️ Democratic Backsliding 🕉️ Hindu Nationalism 🏭 State-Led Development

India Is Broken 92%

India chose steel over schools, charisma over accountability: the sixty-year unmaking of a nation.

by Ashoka Mody 2023

4.25

282 ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Political Economy 📉 Economic Inequality 🗳️ Democratic Backsliding 🕉️ Hindu Nationalism 🏭 State-Led Development

India Positive

by Chetan Bhagat • 2019

Why India's voters reward bold intentions over results, and how that keeps the country stuck.

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254

🏙️ Contemporary India 🗳️ Indian Politics 📈 Economic Reforms 📱 Social Media Criticism 🕌 Religious Pluralism

India Positive 91%

Why India's voters reward bold intentions over results, and how that keeps the country stuck.

by Chetan Bhagat 2019

3.60

254 ratings

🏙️ Contemporary India 🗳️ Indian Politics 📈 Economic Reforms 📱 Social Media Criticism 🕌 Religious Pluralism

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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💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💎 Billionaire Culture

The Billionaire Raj 91%

Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.

by James Crabtree 2018

3.84

2k+ ratings

💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💎 Billionaire Culture

The Marwaris

by Thomas A Timberg • 2014

One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.

3.02

241

🏢 Indian Business History 🌏 Ethnic Trading Networks 🏰 Business Dynasties 🌐 Commercial Diaspora 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Firms

The Marwaris 91%

One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.

by Thomas A Timberg 2014

3.02

241 ratings

🏢 Indian Business History 🌏 Ethnic Trading Networks 🏰 Business Dynasties 🌐 Commercial Diaspora 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Firms

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

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🇮🇳 Indian Society 🏛️ Indian Politics 🔍 Anti-Corruption ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🏫 Indian Education

What Young India Wants 91%

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

🇮🇳 Indian Society 🏛️ Indian Politics 🔍 Anti-Corruption ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🏫 Indian Education

Value Investing and Behavioral Finance

by Parag Parikh • 2009

Why most Indian stock picks fail: the behavioral traps, and the contrarian method that wins.

4.07

675

🧱 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔄 Contrarian Investing 🌏 Emerging Markets 🫧 Investment Bubbles

Value Investing and Behavioral Finance Summary

Value Investing and Behavioral Finance 91%

Why most Indian stock picks fail: the behavioral traps, and the contrarian method that wins.

by Parag Parikh 2009

4.07

675 ratings

🧱 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔄 Contrarian Investing 🌏 Emerging Markets 🫧 Investment Bubbles

The Unusual Billionaires

by Saurabh Mukherjea • 2016

Less than 1% of Indian companies win for a decade. Eight that did share the blueprint.

4.01

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🏭 Indian Business 📈 Equity Investing 🏰 Competitive Advantage 💰 Capital Allocation 🏛️ Corporate Longevity

The Unusual Billionaires 91%

Less than 1% of Indian companies win for a decade. Eight that did share the blueprint.

by Saurabh Mukherjea 2016

4.01

2k+ ratings

🏭 Indian Business 📈 Equity Investing 🏰 Competitive Advantage 💰 Capital Allocation 🏛️ Corporate Longevity

The Tatas

by Girish Kuber • 2015

One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.

4.34

1k+

👳 Indian Business 🏛️ Business Dynasties ⚖️ Ethical Capitalism 🎗️ Corporate Philanthropy 🤝 Strategic Acquisitions

The Tatas 91%

One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.

by Girish Kuber 2015

4.34

1k+ ratings

👳 Indian Business 🏛️ Business Dynasties ⚖️ Ethical Capitalism 🎗️ Corporate Philanthropy 🤝 Strategic Acquisitions

The Scam

by Debashis Basu • 1993

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

3.96

752

🕵️ Financial Scandals 📈 Market Manipulation 🏛️ Regulatory Failure 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏦 Banking Fraud

The Scam 91%

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

by Debashis Basu 1993

3.96

752 ratings

🕵️ Financial Scandals 📈 Market Manipulation 🏛️ Regulatory Failure 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏦 Banking Fraud

Indian Share Market For Beginners

by Vipin Kats • 2013

Before you invest a single rupee: the Indian beginner's complete guide to the stock market.

3.94

529

🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🌱 Beginner Investing 📈 Equity Investing 💎 Value Investing 📊 Fundamental Analysis

Indian Share Market For Beginners Summary

Indian Share Market For Beginners 90%

Before you invest a single rupee: the Indian beginner's complete guide to the stock market.

by Vipin Kats 2013

3.94

529 ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🌱 Beginner Investing 📈 Equity Investing 💎 Value Investing 📊 Fundamental Analysis

The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone

by Shashi Tharoor • 2007

A billion people, 23 languages, one democracy: what holds India together when nothing should.

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🇮🇳 Indian Democracy 🌏 Postcolonial India 📈 Indian Economic Reform 🌐 Diaspora Studies 📝 Essay Collections

The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone Summary

The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone 90%

A billion people, 23 languages, one democracy: what holds India together when nothing should.

by Shashi Tharoor 2007

3.59

1k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Democracy 🌏 Postcolonial India 📈 Indian Economic Reform 🌐 Diaspora Studies 📝 Essay Collections

The Man Who Remade India

by Vinay Sitapati • 2016

P.V. Narasimha Rao: a silent, marginal prime minister who dismantled India's closed economy.

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🇮🇳 Indian Politics 📉 Economic Reform 📜 Political Biographies 🦊 Political Maneuvering 🏭 Economic History

The Man Who Remade India 90%

P.V. Narasimha Rao: a silent, marginal prime minister who dismantled India's closed economy.

by Vinay Sitapati 2016

4.42

2k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Politics 📉 Economic Reform 📜 Political Biographies 🦊 Political Maneuvering 🏭 Economic History

Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts

by Santosh Nair • 2016

Insider whispers, auction tricks, and the crash of India's biggest bull: one trader's education.

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2k+

🇮🇳 Indian Markets 📖 Trading Memoirs 🤫 Insider Trading 🎭 Market Manipulation 💰 Rags To Riches

Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts 90%

Insider whispers, auction tricks, and the crash of India's biggest bull: one trader's education.

by Santosh Nair 2016

4.32

2k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Markets 📖 Trading Memoirs 🤫 Insider Trading 🎭 Market Manipulation 💰 Rags To Riches

Diamonds in the Dust

by Saurabh Mukherjea • 2021

Indian stocks with 25% annual compounding exist. Four risks to eliminate before you buy them.

4.07

793

🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 📈 Equity Investing 🏰 Competitive Moats 💼 Capital Allocation 📋 Accounting Quality

Diamonds in the Dust 90%

Indian stocks with 25% annual compounding exist. Four risks to eliminate before you buy them.

by Saurabh Mukherjea 2021

4.07

793 ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 📈 Equity Investing 🏰 Competitive Moats 💼 Capital Allocation 📋 Accounting Quality

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

🏷️ Economic Indicators 📊 Data Interpretation 🏦 Central Banking 📋 Fiscal Policy 🔄 Business Cycles

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

🏷️ Economic Indicators 📊 Data Interpretation 🏦 Central Banking 📋 Fiscal Policy 🔄 Business Cycles

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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1k+

🗳️ Electoral Behavior 📊 Data Journalism 📈 Statistical Literacy 🏛️ Social Conservatism 💸 Poverty Measurement

Whole Numbers and Half Truths 90%

India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.

by Rukmini S. 2021

4.21

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Electoral Behavior 📊 Data Journalism 📈 Statistical Literacy 🏛️ Social Conservatism 💸 Poverty Measurement

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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3k+

📊 Macroeconomics 🏛️ Economic Policy 📉 Recession Economics 👷 Labor Markets ⚙️ Economic Productivity

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

📊 Macroeconomics 🏛️ Economic Policy 📉 Recession Economics 👷 Labor Markets ⚙️ Economic Productivity

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.

4.14

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🏛️ Political Economy 🔄 Economic Cycles 👥 Demographic Economics 💰 Wealth Inequality 💸 Currency Crises

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

🏛️ Political Economy 🔄 Economic Cycles 👥 Demographic Economics 💰 Wealth Inequality 💸 Currency Crises

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+

🏙️ Emerging Markets 📈 Development Economics 🌐 Global Macro 🛢️ Commodity Cycles 🏛️ Crony Capitalism

Breakout Nations 90%

The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.

by Ruchir Sharma 2012

4.04

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Emerging Markets 📈 Development Economics 🌐 Global Macro 🛢️ Commodity Cycles 🏛️ Crony Capitalism

Let's Talk Money

by Monika Halan • 2018

An organizing system for your money that separates spending from saving before willpower runs out.

4.43

4k+

🏦 Financial Planning 📊 Asset Allocation 💸 Cash Flow Management 🇮🇳 Indian Finance 🌱 Beginner Investing

Let's Talk Money 90%

An organizing system for your money that separates spending from saving before willpower runs out.

by Monika Halan 2018

4.43

4k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Planning 📊 Asset Allocation 💸 Cash Flow Management 🇮🇳 Indian Finance 🌱 Beginner Investing

Coffee Can Investing

by Saurabh Mukherjea • 2018

A decade of inaction: the quality-stock formula that turns patience into 12% annual outperformance.

4.03

3k+

📊 Equity Investing ⏳ Long Term Investing 💰 Low Cost Investing 📋 Financial Planning ⚖️ Asset Allocation

Coffee Can Investing 90%

A decade of inaction: the quality-stock formula that turns patience into 12% annual outperformance.

by Saurabh Mukherjea 2018

4.03

3k+ ratings

📊 Equity Investing ⏳ Long Term Investing 💰 Low Cost Investing 📋 Financial Planning ⚖️ Asset Allocation

The Polyester Prince

by Hamish McDonald • 1998

A village trader exploited India's regulatory cracks to build the world's largest shareholder base.

3.89

2k+

🇮🇳 Indian Business History 📜 License Raj 🔍 Investigative Biography 💰 Crony Capitalism 📉 Stock Market Manipulation

The Polyester Prince 90%

A village trader exploited India's regulatory cracks to build the world's largest shareholder base.

by Hamish McDonald 1998

3.89

2k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Business History 📜 License Raj 🔍 Investigative Biography 💰 Crony Capitalism 📉 Stock Market Manipulation

Macroeconomics

by N. Gregory Mankiw • 2013

From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.

3.99

1k+

🏦 Macroeconomic Theory 📈 Economic Growth 💵 Monetary Policy 🔄 Business Cycles 📊 Keynesian Economics

Macroeconomics 90%

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

The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators

by Richard Yamarone • 2004

Twelve indicators drive every market move. Here's how to read them before the headline hits.

3.81

📊 Economic Indicators 🌐 Macro Trading 🔄 Business Cycles 📈 Fundamental Analysis 📉 Fixed Income

The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators Summary

The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators 90%

Twelve indicators drive every market move. Here's how to read them before the headline hits.

by Richard Yamarone 2004

3.81

37 ratings

📊 Economic Indicators 🌐 Macro Trading 🔄 Business Cycles 📈 Fundamental Analysis 📉 Fixed Income

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+

🌱 Ecological Economics 🔧 Human-Scale Technology 🛠️ Work And Meaning 📏 Limits To Growth ⚖️ Ethical Economics

Small is Beautiful 90%

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

🌱 Ecological Economics 🔧 Human-Scale Technology 🛠️ Work And Meaning 📏 Limits To Growth ⚖️ Ethical Economics

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.

4.05

2k+

🎓 Introductory Economics 🏦 Central Banking ⚠️ Market Failures 👷 Labor Economics 💸 Inflation And Money

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

🎓 Introductory Economics 🏦 Central Banking ⚠️ Market Failures 👷 Labor Economics 💸 Inflation And Money

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+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🇮🇳 Indian Society 🪝 Systemic Corruption 📝 Narrative Journalism ♻️ Waste Economies

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

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🇮🇳 Indian Society 🪝 Systemic Corruption 📝 Narrative Journalism ♻️ Waste Economies

Mission India

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2005

India's blueprint to manufacture 70% of its defense, lead in software, and lift a billion people.

4.30

366

🏛️ National Development 💻 Technology Policy 🛡️ Self-Reliance 🎓 Education Reform 📈 Economic Development

Mission India 90%

India's blueprint to manufacture 70% of its defense, lead in software, and lift a billion people.

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2005

4.30

366 ratings

🏛️ National Development 💻 Technology Policy 🛡️ Self-Reliance 🎓 Education Reform 📈 Economic Development

Naked Economics

by Charles Wheelan • 2002

Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.

4.03

20k+

📚 Economic Literacy 🧭 Incentives And Behavior ⚠️ Market Failures 🌐 Globalization And Trade 🌱 Development Economics

Naked Economics 90%

Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.

by Charles Wheelan 2002

4.03

20k+ ratings

📚 Economic Literacy 🧭 Incentives And Behavior ⚠️ Market Failures 🌐 Globalization And Trade 🌱 Development Economics

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs

by Asian Development Bank • 2018

Clean energy micro-enterprises in India are giving women economic power and reshaping communities.

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs ⚡ Energy Access 💰 Microfinance ⚧️ Gender And Development 🏦 Financial Inclusion

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Summary

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs 90%

Clean energy micro-enterprises in India are giving women economic power and reshaping communities.

by Asian Development Bank 2018

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs ⚡ Energy Access 💰 Microfinance ⚧️ Gender And Development 🏦 Financial Inclusion

Bad Samaritans

by Ha-Joon Chang • 2007

Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.

4.20

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🏗️ Development Economics 📜 Economic History 🏭 Industrial Policy ⚖️ Neoliberal Critique 🔄 Heterodox Economics

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

🏗️ Development Economics 📜 Economic History 🏭 Industrial Policy ⚖️ Neoliberal Critique 🔄 Heterodox Economics

The Growth Map

by Jim O'Neill • 2011

Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.

3.59

288

🗺️ Global Macroeconomics 📈 Emerging Markets Investing 👥 Demographic Economics 🔮 Economic Forecasting 🌐 Geopolitical Risk

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

🗺️ Global Macroeconomics 📈 Emerging Markets Investing 👥 Demographic Economics 🔮 Economic Forecasting 🌐 Geopolitical Risk

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

🎓 Introductory Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🏫 Mainstream Economics 💵 Money And Banking 📉 Financial Crises

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

🎓 Introductory Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🏫 Mainstream Economics 💵 Money And Banking 📉 Financial Crises

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.

3.95

1k+

🌍 Development Economics 💰 Microfinance 🏦 Financial Inclusion 🕳️ Poverty Traps 🤝 Informal Economy

Portfolios of the Poor 90%

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

🌍 Development Economics 💰 Microfinance 🏦 Financial Inclusion 🕳️ Poverty Traps 🤝 Informal Economy

The Elephant and the Dragon

by Robyn Meredith • 2007

China built factories, India ran the back office, and together they redrew the global economic map.

3.73

1k+

🏙️ Emerging Markets 🐉 Asian Economic Rise 🔗 Global Supply Chains 🏛️ State Capitalism 💻 Offshoring

The Elephant and the Dragon 90%

China built factories, India ran the back office, and together they redrew the global economic map.

by Robyn Meredith 2007

3.73

1k+ ratings

🏙️ Emerging Markets 🐉 Asian Economic Rise 🔗 Global Supply Chains 🏛️ State Capitalism 💻 Offshoring

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

🏦 Monetary Policy 💰 Fiscal Policy 🗽 Economic Freedom 📜 Classical Liberalism 🏥 Entitlement Reform

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

🏦 Monetary Policy 💰 Fiscal Policy 🗽 Economic Freedom 📜 Classical Liberalism 🏥 Entitlement Reform

The Secrets of Economic Indicators

by Bernard Baumohl • 2004

Which economic reports swing markets, and how to trade them before the crowd catches on.

3.87

429

📊 Economic Indicators 📈 Financial Markets 🌐 Macro Investing 🏦 Monetary Policy 🔄 Business Cycle

The Secrets of Economic Indicators Summary

The Secrets of Economic Indicators 89%

Which economic reports swing markets, and how to trade them before the crowd catches on.

by Bernard Baumohl 2004

3.87

429 ratings

📊 Economic Indicators 📈 Financial Markets 🌐 Macro Investing 🏦 Monetary Policy 🔄 Business Cycle

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 💷 Keynesian Economics 🌐 Welfare Economics

GDP 89%

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 💷 Keynesian Economics 🌐 Welfare Economics

Make Epic Money

by Ankur Warikoo • 2024

Why starting with pocket change in your twenties beats a high salary in your forties.

3.82

654

💰 Money Management 🌱 Beginner Finance 📋 Budgeting 🔀 Income Diversification ⏳ Early Investing

Make Epic Money 89%

Why starting with pocket change in your twenties beats a high salary in your forties.

by Ankur Warikoo 2024

3.82

654 ratings

💰 Money Management 🌱 Beginner Finance 📋 Budgeting 🔀 Income Diversification ⏳ Early Investing

Investonomy

by Pranjal Kamra • 2020

Turn Rs 500 into lasting wealth through value investing, behavioral discipline, and self-reliance.

3.90

314

📈 Value Investing 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⏳ Long-Term Compounding 🕊️ Financial Independence

Investonomy 89%

Turn Rs 500 into lasting wealth through value investing, behavioral discipline, and self-reliance.

by Pranjal Kamra 2020

3.90

314 ratings

📈 Value Investing 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⏳ Long-Term Compounding 🕊️ Financial Independence

Money Works

by Abhijeet Kolapkar • 2023

89% of day traders lose money. The alternative: a slow, boring path that actually works.

3.95

📚 Financial Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💰 Saving Strategies ⏳ Long-Term Wealth 🔓 Debt Freedom

Money Works 89%

89% of day traders lose money. The alternative: a slow, boring path that actually works.

by Abhijeet Kolapkar 2023

3.95

87 ratings

📚 Financial Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💰 Saving Strategies ⏳ Long-Term Wealth 🔓 Debt Freedom

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

🏛️ Political Economy 🌿 Environmental Economics 📈 Sustainable Growth 📊 Beyond Gdp ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Economics of Enough 89%

Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.

by Diane Coyle 2011

3.43

116 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌿 Environmental Economics 📈 Sustainable Growth 📊 Beyond Gdp ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Little Book of Economics

by Greg Ip • 2010

The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.

3.74

1k+

📊 Macroeconomics 📋 Economic Policy 📈 Financial Markets 🏦 Monetary Policy 📘 Economic Literacy

The Little Book of Economics 89%

The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.

by Greg Ip 2010

3.74

1k+ ratings

📊 Macroeconomics 📋 Economic Policy 📈 Financial Markets 🏦 Monetary Policy 📘 Economic Literacy

Dhandha

by Shobha Bondre • 2013

Every threat a factory, every closed door a classroom. The Gujarati business way.

3.85

931

🛕 Indian Entrepreneurship 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Business 🚀 Bootstrapping 📖 Business Biography 🧭 Ethical Business

Dhandha 89%

Every threat a factory, every closed door a classroom. The Gujarati business way.

by Shobha Bondre 2013

3.85

931 ratings

🛕 Indian Entrepreneurship 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Business 🚀 Bootstrapping 📖 Business Biography 🧭 Ethical Business

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2016

China grew rich using the very governance flaws that experts said would doom it.

4.30

410

🏗️ Development Economics 📈 Political Economy 🔄 Institutional Change 🧭 Adaptive Governance 🧪 Local Experimentation

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap Summary

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap 89%

China grew rich using the very governance flaws that experts said would doom it.

by Yuen Yuen Ang 2016

4.30

410 ratings

🏗️ Development Economics 📈 Political Economy 🔄 Institutional Change 🧭 Adaptive Governance 🧪 Local Experimentation

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