🏢 Nordic Model

How Scandinavian countries built societies that balance robust welfare states with market economies, and what the rest of the world might learn — or misunderstand — about their success.

The Nordic Theory of Everything

by Anu Partanen • 2016

What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.

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🏛️ Welfare State 🌹 Social Democracy 📊 Comparative Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare 📚 Education Equity

The Nordic Theory of Everything 93%

What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.

by Anu Partanen 2016

3.86

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Welfare State 🌹 Social Democracy 📊 Comparative Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare 📚 Education Equity

The Almost Nearly Perfect People

by Michael Booth • 2014

The Nordic countries top happiness rankings. Here's what the rankings don't tell you.

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🌍 Nordic Countries 🏛️ Welfare State 🤝 Immigration Integration ♀️ Gender Equality 🗺️ National Identity

The Almost Nearly Perfect People Summary

The Almost Nearly Perfect People 93%

The Nordic countries top happiness rankings. Here's what the rankings don't tell you.

by Michael Booth 2014

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12k+ ratings

🌍 Nordic Countries 🏛️ Welfare State 🤝 Immigration Integration ♀️ Gender Equality 🗺️ National Identity

The New Feminist Agenda

by Madeleine Kunin • 2012

Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.

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119

🏛️ Work-Family Policy 🇩🇰 Nordic Social Model 🧒 Child Poverty 💰 Gender Wage Gap 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

The New Feminist Agenda 90%

Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.

by Madeleine Kunin 2012

3.76

119 ratings

🏛️ Work-Family Policy 🇩🇰 Nordic Social Model 🧒 Child Poverty 💰 Gender Wage Gap 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

Lagom

by Linnea Dunne • 2017

The Swedish secret to working less, consuming less, and being happier: balance as a daily practice.

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🏡 Scandinavian Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛍️ Mindful Consumption 🌿 Sustainable Living 🌲 Outdoor Wellness

Lagom 90%

The Swedish secret to working less, consuming less, and being happier: balance as a daily practice.

by Linnea Dunne 2017

3.59

7k+ ratings

🏡 Scandinavian Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛍️ Mindful Consumption 🌿 Sustainable Living 🌲 Outdoor Wellness

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

by Gøsta Esping-Andersen • 1989

Three welfare-state logics, not one spectrum; three distinct futures for work, class, and conflict.

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🏛️ Welfare States 📋 Social Policy 🏭 Post-Industrial Work 👷 Labor Market Policy 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Summary

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism 89%

Three welfare-state logics, not one spectrum; three distinct futures for work, class, and conflict.

by Gøsta Esping-Andersen 1989

3.93

352 ratings

🏛️ Welfare States 📋 Social Policy 🏭 Post-Industrial Work 👷 Labor Market Policy 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

Happy as a Dane

by Malene Rydahl • 2014

Denmark wins at happiness. The reason isn't money or luck: it's ten learnable cultural habits.

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705

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 🤝 Social Trust ⚖️ Work Life Balance 📊 Happiness Research 📈 Social Mobility

Happy as a Dane 89%

Denmark wins at happiness. The reason isn't money or luck: it's ten learnable cultural habits.

by Malene Rydahl 2014

3.46

705 ratings

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 🤝 Social Trust ⚖️ Work Life Balance 📊 Happiness Research 📈 Social Mobility

What We Owe Each Other

by Minouche Shafik • 2021

The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.

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🏛️ Social Policy 📉 Economic Inequality 👷 Labor Markets 🎓 Education Reform 👶 Early Childhood

What We Owe Each Other 89%

The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.

by Minouche Shafik 2021

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Social Policy 📉 Economic Inequality 👷 Labor Markets 🎓 Education Reform 👶 Early Childhood

Finnish Lessons

by Pasi Sahlberg • 2011

No standardized tests, no private schools, no tracking: how Finland built the world's best schools.

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🏛️ Education Equity 🍎 Teacher Professionalism 🌍 Comparative Education 🛡️ Nordic Welfare Model 📉 Anti-Standardized Testing

Finnish Lessons 89%

No standardized tests, no private schools, no tracking: how Finland built the world's best schools.

by Pasi Sahlberg 2011

3.90

836 ratings

🏛️ Education Equity 🍎 Teacher Professionalism 🌍 Comparative Education 🛡️ Nordic Welfare Model 📉 Anti-Standardized Testing

The Finnish Way

by Katja Pantzar • 2018

The Nordic recipe for resilience starts in near-freezing water and ends with a simpler life.

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🏔️ Nordic Lifestyle 📖 Cultural Memoir ♻️ Sustainable Living 🧊 Cold Water Immersion 🌳 Forest Bathing

The Finnish Way 89%

The Nordic recipe for resilience starts in near-freezing water and ends with a simpler life.

by Katja Pantzar 2018

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4k+ ratings

🏔️ Nordic Lifestyle 📖 Cultural Memoir ♻️ Sustainable Living 🧊 Cold Water Immersion 🌳 Forest Bathing

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism

by Kristen R. Ghodsee • 2018

East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.

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🧮 Feminist Economics 🔗 Political Economy 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 💰 Gender Wage Gap 🏛️ Welfare State

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Summary

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism 88%

East German women had more orgasms. The reason: they didn't need men's money.

by Kristen R. Ghodsee 2018

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8k+ ratings

🧮 Feminist Economics 🔗 Political Economy 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 💰 Gender Wage Gap 🏛️ Welfare State

The Listening Society

by Hanzi Freinacht • 2017

Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.

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402

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📖 Social Theory 🪜 Adult Development 🏥 Welfare State Reform 🧬 Cultural Evolution

The Listening Society 88%

Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.

by Hanzi Freinacht 2017

4.49

402 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📖 Social Theory 🪜 Adult Development 🏥 Welfare State Reform 🧬 Cultural Evolution

Capitalism

by James Fulcher • 2001

Crises aren't bugs in capitalism: they are its rhythm. Globalization is more myth than fact.

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🕰️ Economic History 🔍 Comparative Capitalism 📉 Financial Crises 🌐 Globalization 🏛️ Neoliberalism

Capitalism 88%

Crises aren't bugs in capitalism: they are its rhythm. Globalization is more myth than fact.

by James Fulcher 2001

3.56

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Economic History 🔍 Comparative Capitalism 📉 Financial Crises 🌐 Globalization 🏛️ Neoliberalism

Them and Us

by Will Hutton • 2010

Fairness is not capitalism's enemy. It is the one condition on which capitalism actually works.

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109

🏛️ Political Economy 🇬🇧 British Politics ⚖️ Economic Fairness 📜 Social Contract 🪜 Social Mobility

Them and Us 88%

Fairness is not capitalism's enemy. It is the one condition on which capitalism actually works.

by Will Hutton 2010

3.89

109 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🇬🇧 British Politics ⚖️ Economic Fairness 📜 Social Contract 🪜 Social Mobility

Edible Economics

by Ha-Joon Chang • 2022

Your dinner is a map of global economics: tariffs, subsidies, and the myths we still believe.

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🧠 Economic Myths 🌐 Global Trade 🏭 Industrial Policy 📜 Economic History 🤲 Care Economy

Edible Economics 88%

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

🧠 Economic Myths 🌐 Global Trade 🏭 Industrial Policy 📜 Economic History 🤲 Care Economy

The Economics of Enough

by Diane Coyle • 2011

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

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116

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

The Economics of Enough 88%

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

by Diane Coyle 2011

3.43

116 ratings

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

After Capitalism

by David Schweickart • 2002

After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.

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250

⚖️ Market Socialism 🗳️ Workplace Democracy 🌱 Post-Capitalism 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 🌹 Democratic Socialism

After Capitalism 88%

After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.

by David Schweickart 2002

3.98

250 ratings

⚖️ Market Socialism 🗳️ Workplace Democracy 🌱 Post-Capitalism 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 🌹 Democratic Socialism

The Two Percent Solution

by Matt Miller • 2003

America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.

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🏛️ Domestic Policy 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📚 Education Reform 💰 Campaign Finance 🤝 Bipartisan Solutions

The Two Percent Solution 88%

America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.

by Matt Miller 2003

3.98

89 ratings

🏛️ Domestic Policy 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📚 Education Reform 💰 Campaign Finance 🤝 Bipartisan Solutions

Capitalism

by Fred L. Block • 2018

Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.

3.63

🏛️ Political Economy 🔗 Economic Sociology 🧱 Market Society Critique 🗳️ Democratic Capitalism 🏗️ Institutional Economics

Capitalism 88%

Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.

by Fred L. Block 2018

3.63

19 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🔗 Economic Sociology 🧱 Market Society Critique 🗳️ Democratic Capitalism 🏗️ Institutional Economics

Free and Equal

by Daniel Chandler • 2023

Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.

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439

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Social Contract ⚖️ Economic Justice 📊 Progressive Economics 🗳️ Democratic Reform

Free and Equal 88%

Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.

by Daniel Chandler 2023

3.95

439 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Social Contract ⚖️ Economic Justice 📊 Progressive Economics 🗳️ Democratic Reform

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

🏛️ Political Economy 🌍 Sustainable Capitalism 🧬 Evolutionary Economics 🏗️ Institutional Economics 📈 Market Shaping

Rethinking Capitalism 88%

The state built the internet, not the invisible hand. A blueprint for a greener, fairer capitalism.

by Michael Jacobs 2016

4.01

121 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌍 Sustainable Capitalism 🧬 Evolutionary Economics 🏗️ Institutional Economics 📈 Market Shaping

There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather

by Linda Åkeson McGurk • 2017

A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.

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🏔️ Scandinavian Parenting 🌲 Outdoor Parenting 🧒 Unstructured Play 🌿 Nature Deficit 🧗 Risk In Childhood

There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Summary

There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather 88%

A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.

by Linda Åkeson McGurk 2017

4.11

12k+ ratings

🏔️ Scandinavian Parenting 🌲 Outdoor Parenting 🧒 Unstructured Play 🌿 Nature Deficit 🧗 Risk In Childhood

The Case Against Socialism

by Rand Paul • 2019

Why socialism always ends in bread lines and body counts, from Venezuela to Mao's China.

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🚫 Anti-Socialism 📈 Free Market Economics 💰 Kleptocracy 👁️ Surveillance State 💀 State Violence

The Case Against Socialism 88%

Why socialism always ends in bread lines and body counts, from Venezuela to Mao's China.

by Rand Paul 2019

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1k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Socialism 📈 Free Market Economics 💰 Kleptocracy 👁️ Surveillance State 💀 State Violence

It Didn't Happen Here

by Seymour Martin Lipset • 2000

Marx bet on America going socialist. Its political system, unions, and immigrants had other plans.

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105

🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism 🌍 Comparative Politics 🏭 Labor Movement History 🗳️ Electoral Systems 🏛️ Party Systems

It Didn't Happen Here 88%

Marx bet on America going socialist. Its political system, unions, and immigrants had other plans.

by Seymour Martin Lipset 2000

3.60

105 ratings

🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism 🌍 Comparative Politics 🏭 Labor Movement History 🗳️ Electoral Systems 🏛️ Party Systems

The Mesh

by Lisa Gansky • 2010

Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.

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🤝 Sharing Economy 💡 Business Model Innovation ♻️ Circular Economy 📦 Product-As-Service 🔓 Open Innovation

The Mesh 88%

Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.

by Lisa Gansky 2010

3.66

1k+ ratings

🤝 Sharing Economy 💡 Business Model Innovation ♻️ Circular Economy 📦 Product-As-Service 🔓 Open Innovation

The Conscience of a Liberal

by Paul Krugman • 2007

Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.

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📊 Income Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🗳️ Racial Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🛡️ Welfare State Politics

The Conscience of a Liberal 88%

Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.

by Paul Krugman 2007

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6k+ ratings

📊 Income Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🗳️ Racial Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🛡️ Welfare State Politics

The Key to Happiness

by Meik Wiking • 2017

Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.

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📊 Happiness Studies 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Key to Happiness 88%

Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.

by Meik Wiking 2017

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20k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Network State

by Balaji S. Srinivasan • 2022

Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?

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🚀 Startup Societies 🌐 Digital Sovereignty ⚖️ Moral Innovation 🔗 Network Society 🔐 Crypto Anarchism

The Network State 88%

Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?

by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022

3.92

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Societies 🌐 Digital Sovereignty ⚖️ Moral Innovation 🔗 Network Society 🔐 Crypto Anarchism

Paint Your Town Red

by Matthew Brown • 2021

38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.

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173

🏘️ Localism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 🛒 Local Procurement 🗣️ Participatory Democracy

Paint Your Town Red 88%

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

Apocalypse Never

by Michael Shellenberger • 2020

The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.

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🌍 Environmental Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate ⚡ Energy Policy ☢️ Nuclear Advocacy 🔕 Anti-Alarmism

Apocalypse Never 88%

The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.

by Michael Shellenberger 2020

4.16

6k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate ⚡ Energy Policy ☢️ Nuclear Advocacy 🔕 Anti-Alarmism

The Spirit Level

by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009

Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.

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💸 Income Inequality 🏥 Public Health 🤝 Social Trust 😰 Status Anxiety 📊 Progressive Economics

The Spirit Level 88%

Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.

by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009

4.13

7k+ ratings

💸 Income Inequality 🏥 Public Health 🤝 Social Trust 😰 Status Anxiety 📊 Progressive Economics

Radical Markets

by Eric A. Posner • 2018

We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.

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2k+

🏛️ Political Economy 🎛️ Market Design 🗳️ Voting Reform 🛂 Immigration Reform 📊 Data Economy

Radical Markets 87%

We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.

by Eric A. Posner 2018

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🎛️ Market Design 🗳️ Voting Reform 🛂 Immigration Reform 📊 Data Economy

Everything for Sale

by Robert Kuttner • 1997

Every real market depends on rules it cannot create, and a democracy it can easily consume.

3.94

🏛️ Political Economy ⚠️ Market Failures 🌐 Public Goods 🗳️ Social Democracy 📐 Institutional Economics

Everything for Sale 87%

Every real market depends on rules it cannot create, and a democracy it can easily consume.

by Robert Kuttner 1997

3.94

80 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy ⚠️ Market Failures 🌐 Public Goods 🗳️ Social Democracy 📐 Institutional Economics

Understanding Socialism

by Richard D. Wolff • 2019

The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.

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673

🏛️ Democratic Socialism 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 📊 Political Economy 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏭 Post-Capitalism

Understanding Socialism 87%

The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.

by Richard D. Wolff 2019

4.01

673 ratings

🏛️ Democratic Socialism 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 📊 Political Economy 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏭 Post-Capitalism

Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation

by Alan Wolfe • 1989

Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.

4.08

🏛️ Civil Society ⚖️ Moral Economy 🤝 Communitarianism 🏪 Market Limits 🏥 Welfare State Critique

Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation Summary

Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation 87%

Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.

by Alan Wolfe 1989

4.08

13 ratings

🏛️ Civil Society ⚖️ Moral Economy 🤝 Communitarianism 🏪 Market Limits 🏥 Welfare State Critique

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life

by Robert Skidelsky • 2012

Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.

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🌱 Post-Growth Economics 🛒 Anti-Consumerism ⚖️ Economic Ethics ⏳ Work-Time Reduction 💰 Basic Income Debate

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life Summary

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life 87%

Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.

by Robert Skidelsky 2012

3.56

2k+ ratings

🌱 Post-Growth Economics 🛒 Anti-Consumerism ⚖️ Economic Ethics ⏳ Work-Time Reduction 💰 Basic Income Debate

Glimpses of Utopia

by Jess Scully • 2020

A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.

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110

🗳️ Participatory Democracy 💡 Alternative Economics 🌳 Commons Stewardship 🤲 Care Economy 🏦 Financial Reform

Glimpses of Utopia 87%

A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.

by Jess Scully 2020

3.97

110 ratings

🗳️ Participatory Democracy 💡 Alternative Economics 🌳 Commons Stewardship 🤲 Care Economy 🏦 Financial Reform

Wealth, Poverty and Politics

by Thomas Sowell • 2015

Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.

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🏛️ Political Economy 🗺️ Economic Geography 🎭 Cultural Economics 📊 Income Inequality 🏥 Welfare State Critique

Wealth, Poverty and Politics 87%

Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.

by Thomas Sowell 2015

4.36

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🗺️ Economic Geography 🎭 Cultural Economics 📊 Income Inequality 🏥 Welfare State Critique

The Book of Hygge

by Louisa Thomsen Brits • 2016

The Danish art of cozy: a practice of warmth, shelter, and unpretentious belonging.

3.26

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🧣 Scandinavian Lifestyle 🐌 Slow Living ☕️ Cozy Living 🧘 Mindful Living 🕯️ Everyday Rituals

The Book of Hygge 87%

The Danish art of cozy: a practice of warmth, shelter, and unpretentious belonging.

by Louisa Thomsen Brits 2016

3.26

4k+ ratings

🧣 Scandinavian Lifestyle 🐌 Slow Living ☕️ Cozy Living 🧘 Mindful Living 🕯️ Everyday Rituals

The Divided Welfare State

by Jacob S. Hacker • 2002

America didn't skip the welfare state. It hid it in tax breaks and employer benefits.

3.70

🏛️ Welfare State 🔄 Path Dependence 🏢 Private Welfare 💰 Tax Subsidies 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

The Divided Welfare State 87%

America didn't skip the welfare state. It hid it in tax breaks and employer benefits.

by Jacob S. Hacker 2002

3.70

60 ratings

🏛️ Welfare State 🔄 Path Dependence 🏢 Private Welfare 💰 Tax Subsidies 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

The Servile State

by Hilaire Belloc • 1912

Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.

3.96

659

🏛️ Political Economy 📜 Economic History 💰 Capitalism Critique 🔴 Socialism Critique 🚧 Welfare State Critique

The Servile State 87%

Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.

by Hilaire Belloc 1912

3.96

659 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📜 Economic History 💰 Capitalism Critique 🔴 Socialism Critique 🚧 Welfare State Critique

Viking Age Iceland

by Jesse L. Byock • 2001

No king, no army, no taxes: the machinery that held Viking Iceland together for three centuries.

4.09

674

🪓 Viking Age 🏔️ Medieval Scandinavia 🇮🇸 Icelandic History 📜 Saga Studies ⚖️ Legal History

Viking Age Iceland 87%

No king, no army, no taxes: the machinery that held Viking Iceland together for three centuries.

by Jesse L. Byock 2001

4.09

674 ratings

🪓 Viking Age 🏔️ Medieval Scandinavia 🇮🇸 Icelandic History 📜 Saga Studies ⚖️ Legal History

The New Road to Serfdom

by Daniel Hannan • 2010

Europe's centralized model killed jobs, silenced voters, and shrank families. America is next.

4.03

657

🏛️ Comparative Politics 🏗️ Federalism 📜 Classical Liberalism 🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism 🇪🇺 Euroscepticism

The New Road to Serfdom 87%

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

Fragmented Democracy

by Jamila Michener • 2018

Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.

4.23

120

🏛️ American Federalism 🏥 Health Policy ⚖️ Political Inequality 🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters 🔗 Race And Poverty

Fragmented Democracy 87%

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

The Post-Corporate World

by David C. Korten • 1999

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

3.77

132

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

The Post-Corporate World 87%

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

by David C. Korten 1999

3.77

132 ratings

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

The Little Book of Hygge

by Meik Wiking • 2016

Danes burn 13 pounds of candle wax a year and credit it for their happiness.

3.77

116k+

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 😊 Happiness Studies 🏔️ Scandinavian Lifestyle 🐌 Slow Living 🤝 Social Connection

The Little Book of Hygge 87%

Danes burn 13 pounds of candle wax a year and credit it for their happiness.

by Meik Wiking 2016

3.77

116k+ ratings

🇩🇰 Danish Culture 😊 Happiness Studies 🏔️ Scandinavian Lifestyle 🐌 Slow Living 🤝 Social Connection

Why Save the Bankers?

by Thomas Piketty • 2016

The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.

3.61

1k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Economic Inequality 💶 Eurozone Crisis 🧾 Progressive Taxation 🏦 Central Banking 🧮 Financial Regulation

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

Mission Economy

by Mariana Mazzucato • 2020

State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.

3.85

3k+

💡 Innovation Economics 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🏭 Industrial Policy 🤝 Public-Private Partnerships ⏳ Patient Capital

Mission Economy 87%

State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.

by Mariana Mazzucato 2020

3.85

3k+ ratings

💡 Innovation Economics 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🏭 Industrial Policy 🤝 Public-Private Partnerships ⏳ Patient Capital

Trust

by Francis Fukuyama • 1995

Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.

3.96

753

🤝 Social Trust 📊 Political Economy 🏛️ Social Capital 🌏 Cultural Economics 🏭 Economic Sociology

Trust 87%

Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.

by Francis Fukuyama 1995

3.96

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🤝 Social Trust 📊 Political Economy 🏛️ Social Capital 🌏 Cultural Economics 🏭 Economic Sociology

The People’s Republic of Walmart

by Leigh Phillips • 2019

Big corporations already plan like socialist states. The final step is not computing but democracy.

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🧮 Economic Planning 🔴 Socialist Economics 🗳️ Democratic Planning ⚖️ Calculation Debate 🏗️ Post-Capitalism

The People’s Republic of Walmart Summary

The People’s Republic of Walmart 87%

Big corporations already plan like socialist states. The final step is not computing but democracy.

by Leigh Phillips 2019

3.88

2k+ ratings

🧮 Economic Planning 🔴 Socialist Economics 🗳️ Democratic Planning ⚖️ Calculation Debate 🏗️ Post-Capitalism

The Zero Marginal Cost Society

by Jeremy Rifkin • 2014

When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?

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🏚️ Post-Capitalism 🤝 Sharing Economy 🤖 Technological Unemployment 🌐 Commons Thinking 🛠️ Maker Movement

The Zero Marginal Cost Society 87%

When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?

by Jeremy Rifkin 2014

3.92

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Post-Capitalism 🤝 Sharing Economy 🤖 Technological Unemployment 🌐 Commons Thinking 🛠️ Maker Movement

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