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😊 Well-Being Economics

Books reimagining economic success beyond GDP, arguing that national prosperity should be measured in health, happiness, and human flourishing rather than output alone.
Mismeasuring Our Lives
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2009
GDP tracks factories, not welfare. A Nobel economist's blueprint for a better number.
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338
📊 Economic Measurement📋 Social Indicators😊 Happiness Economics⚖️ Inequality Metrics🌱 Sustainability Accounting
Mismeasuring Our Lives Summary
Mismeasuring Our Lives 94%
GDP tracks factories, not welfare. A Nobel economist's blueprint for a better number.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2009
3.74
338 ratings
📊 Economic Measurement📋 Social Indicators😊 Happiness Economics⚖️ Inequality Metrics🌱 Sustainability Accounting
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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2k+
🌱 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 93%
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
Great Escape
by Angus Deaton • 2013
Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.
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🏛️ Economic History⚖️ Income Inequality🌍 Global Health📈 Poverty Reduction📊 Measuring Wellbeing
Great Escape Summary
Great Escape 93%
Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.
by Angus Deaton 2013
3.81
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History⚖️ Income Inequality🌍 Global Health📈 Poverty Reduction📊 Measuring Wellbeing
The Happiness Equation
by Nattavudh Powdthavee • 2010
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
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142
🧮 Happiness Economics🧠 Positive Psychology🎲 Behavioral Economics🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🤝 Social Connections
The Happiness Equation Summary
The Happiness Equation 93%
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
by Nattavudh Powdthavee 2010
3.54
142 ratings
🧮 Happiness Economics🧠 Positive Psychology🎲 Behavioral Economics🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🤝 Social Connections
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 Summary
The Economics of Enough 93%
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 Economic Naturalist's Field Guide
by Robert H. Frank • 2009
Why your neighbor's house determines your mortgage, and other economic laws hiding in plain sight.
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300
🧠 Behavioral Economics🏠 Relative Consumption📊 Inequality🏛️ Public Policy⚙️ Market Design
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide Summary
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide 93%
Why your neighbor's house determines your mortgage, and other economic laws hiding in plain sight.
by Robert H. Frank 2009
3.49
300 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🏠 Relative Consumption📊 Inequality🏛️ Public Policy⚙️ Market Design
Luxury Fever
by Robert H. Frank • 1999
Your happiness depends less on what you own than on having more than your neighbor.
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184
🧠 Behavioral Economics💎 Conspicuous Consumption🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🏆 Status Competition📊 Relative Income
Luxury Fever Summary
Luxury Fever 93%
Your happiness depends less on what you own than on having more than your neighbor.
by Robert H. Frank 1999
3.77
184 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics💎 Conspicuous Consumption🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🏆 Status Competition📊 Relative Income
The Origins of Happiness
by Andrew E. Clark • 2018
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
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64
🧮 Happiness Economics📊 Subjective Well-Being🧠 Behavioral Economics👀 Social Comparison🤝 Relationship Science
The Origins of Happiness Summary
The Origins of Happiness 92%
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
by Andrew E. Clark 2018
3.67
64 ratings
🧮 Happiness Economics📊 Subjective Well-Being🧠 Behavioral Economics👀 Social Comparison🤝 Relationship Science
Happiness
by Richard Layard • 2005
We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.
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📊 Happiness Studies🧠 Behavioral Economics🌻 Positive Psychology📈 Happiness Economics🌍 Post-Growth Economics
Happiness Summary
Happiness 92%
We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.
by Richard Layard 2005
3.70
1k+ ratings
📊 Happiness Studies🧠 Behavioral Economics🌻 Positive Psychology📈 Happiness Economics🌍 Post-Growth Economics
GDP
by Diane Coyle • 2014
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
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816
📏 Economic Measurement📜 Economic History🏛️ Macroeconomic Policy💷 Keynesian Economics🌐 Welfare Economics
GDP Summary
GDP 92%
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
Doughnut Economics
by Kate Raworth • 2017
GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.
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🌍 Ecological Economics📉 Post-Growth Economics🌎 Planetary Boundaries🔄 Systems Thinking🧠 Behavioral Economics
Doughnut Economics Summary
Doughnut Economics 92%
GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.
by Kate Raworth 2017
4.16
16k+ ratings
🌍 Ecological Economics📉 Post-Growth Economics🌎 Planetary Boundaries🔄 Systems Thinking🧠 Behavioral Economics
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2006
Climate change or malaria? Economists priced both; the returns were not what anyone assumed.
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🧮 Effective Altruism⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis🌍 International Development🏥 Global Health🌡️ Climate Economics
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place Summary
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place 92%
Climate change or malaria? Economists priced both; the returns were not what anyone assumed.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2006
3.38
156 ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis🌍 International Development🏥 Global Health🌡️ Climate Economics
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 92%
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
Best Things First
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2023
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
3.90
388
🌍 Development Economics📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis🤲 Effective Altruism📋 Evidence-Based Policy🎯 Policy Prioritization
Best Things First Summary
Best Things First 92%
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2023
3.90
388 ratings
🌍 Development Economics📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis🤲 Effective Altruism📋 Evidence-Based Policy🎯 Policy Prioritization
How Economics Can Save the World
by Erik Angner • 2023
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
3.61
288
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases👶 Evidence-Based Parenting💰 Cash Transfers🌍 Carbon Pricing
How Economics Can Save the World Summary
How Economics Can Save the World 91%
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
by Erik Angner 2023
3.61
288 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases👶 Evidence-Based Parenting💰 Cash Transfers🌍 Carbon Pricing
Small is Beautiful
by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
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🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful 91%
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
Stuffocation
by James Wallman • 2013
More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.
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🛒 Consumer Culture🎭 Experience Economy🚫 Anti-Consumerism🏔️ Experiential Living🏠 Clutter And Wellbeing
Stuffocation Summary
Stuffocation 91%
More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.
by James Wallman 2013
3.49
4k+ ratings
🛒 Consumer Culture🎭 Experience Economy🚫 Anti-Consumerism🏔️ Experiential Living🏠 Clutter And Wellbeing
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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📊 Macroeconomics🏛️ Economic Policy📉 Recession Economics👷 Labor Markets⚙️ Economic Productivity
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 91%
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
Planet Money
by Alex Mayyasi • 2026
Your weekend, your rent, and your 401(k) are all governed by economic rules you never learned.
4.04
920
🎙️ Pop Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🏗️ Market Design🤖 Labor And Automation🤝 Social Capital
Planet Money Summary
Planet Money 91%
Your weekend, your rent, and your 401(k) are all governed by economic rules you never learned.
by Alex Mayyasi 2026
4.04
920 ratings
🎙️ Pop Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🏗️ Market Design🤖 Labor And Automation🤝 Social Capital
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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3k+
🧠 Economic Myths🌐 Global Trade🏭 Industrial Policy📜 Economic History🤲 Care Economy
Edible Economics Summary
Edible Economics 91%
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
Poor Economics
by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2011
Poverty is not one problem but many small ones. Randomized trials reveal which fixes actually work.
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25k+
🏗️ Development Economics🌍 Global Poverty🧪 Randomized Controlled Trials📊 Evidence-Based Policy🧠 Behavioral Economics
Poor Economics Summary
Poor Economics 91%
Poverty is not one problem but many small ones. Randomized trials reveal which fixes actually work.
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2011
4.27
25k+ ratings
🏗️ Development Economics🌍 Global Poverty🧪 Randomized Controlled Trials📊 Evidence-Based Policy🧠 Behavioral Economics
How to Speak Money
by John Lanchester • 2014
What GDP, inflation, and quantitative easing really mean, and who wins when you don't know.
3.73
1k+
📚 Economic Literacy💡 Everyday Economics🏛️ Neoliberal Critique🧠 Behavioral Economics💥 Financial Crises
How to Speak Money Summary
How to Speak Money 91%
What GDP, inflation, and quantitative easing really mean, and who wins when you don't know.
by John Lanchester 2014
3.73
1k+ ratings
📚 Economic Literacy💡 Everyday Economics🏛️ Neoliberal Critique🧠 Behavioral Economics💥 Financial Crises
How Economics Explains the World
by Andrew Leigh • 2024
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
3.91
3k+
🌍 Economic History🏛️ Institutional Economics🔄 Global Trade💡 Technological Progress⚖️ Economic Inequality
How Economics Explains the World Summary
How Economics Explains the World 91%
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
by Andrew Leigh 2024
3.91
3k+ ratings
🌍 Economic History🏛️ Institutional Economics🔄 Global Trade💡 Technological Progress⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Last Economy
by Emad Mostaque • 2025
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
4.23
326
🤖 Ai And Society📉 Beyond Gdp🕸️ Network Effects🔬 Complexity Economics🎯 Ai Alignment
The Last Economy Summary
The Last Economy 91%
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
by Emad Mostaque 2025
4.23
326 ratings
🤖 Ai And Society📉 Beyond Gdp🕸️ Network Effects🔬 Complexity Economics🎯 Ai Alignment
In This Economy?
by Kyla Scanlon • 2024
Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.
3.84
2k+
📉 Pop Economics🧠 Behavioral Economics💵 Money Mechanics🎢 Market Psychology📊 Economic Indicators
In This Economy? Summary
In This Economy? 91%
Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.
by Kyla Scanlon 2024
3.84
2k+ ratings
📉 Pop Economics🧠 Behavioral Economics💵 Money Mechanics🎢 Market Psychology📊 Economic Indicators
Good Economics for Hard Times
by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2019
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
4.22
15k+
📊 Economic Policy🧠 Behavioral Economics📋 Evidence-Based Policy🌍 Migration🌱 Development Economics
Good Economics for Hard Times Summary
Good Economics for Hard Times 91%
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019
4.22
15k+ ratings
📊 Economic Policy🧠 Behavioral Economics📋 Evidence-Based Policy🌍 Migration🌱 Development Economics
The Art of Spending Money
by Morgan Housel • 2025
Your spending reveals who you're trying to impress. Usually, it's people who aren't watching.
4.11
23k+
📊 Behavioral Finance🗽 Financial Independence🎢 Hedonic Adaptation👀 Social Comparison🏛️ Modern Stoicism
The Art of Spending Money Summary
The Art of Spending Money 91%
Your spending reveals who you're trying to impress. Usually, it's people who aren't watching.
by Morgan Housel 2025
4.11
23k+ ratings
📊 Behavioral Finance🗽 Financial Independence🎢 Hedonic Adaptation👀 Social Comparison🏛️ Modern Stoicism
Development Economics
by Debraj Ray • 1998
Missing markets, bad information, coordination traps: the hidden economics of persistent poverty.
4.03
190
🌍 Development Economics🪤 Poverty Traps⚠️ Market Failures🏭 Structural Transformation👶 Demographic Transition
Development Economics Summary
Development Economics 91%
Missing markets, bad information, coordination traps: the hidden economics of persistent poverty.
by Debraj Ray 1998
4.03
190 ratings
🌍 Development Economics🪤 Poverty Traps⚠️ Market Failures🏭 Structural Transformation👶 Demographic Transition
The New World Economy
by Randy Charles Epping • 2020
One disruption anywhere now hits everywhere. A map of the new global economy for beginners.
3.64
152
🌐 Global Economics📚 Economic Literacy💻 Digital Economy🤖 Technological Disruption⚖️ Economic Inequality
The New World Economy Summary
The New World Economy 91%
One disruption anywhere now hits everywhere. A map of the new global economy for beginners.
by Randy Charles Epping 2020
3.64
152 ratings
🌐 Global Economics📚 Economic Literacy💻 Digital Economy🤖 Technological Disruption⚖️ Economic Inequality
Sacred Economics
by Charles Eisenstein • 2011
Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.
4.21
2k+
🏛 Heterodox Economics🎁 Gift Economies🌳 Commons And Enclosures⏳ Post-Growth Economics🕊 Spiritual Ecology
Sacred Economics Summary
Sacred Economics 91%
Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.
by Charles Eisenstein 2011
4.21
2k+ ratings
🏛 Heterodox Economics🎁 Gift Economies🌳 Commons And Enclosures⏳ Post-Growth Economics🕊 Spiritual Ecology
A World of Three Zeros
by Muhammad Yunus • 2017
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
3.69
2k+
🏢 Social Entrepreneurship💰 Microfinance⚖️ Wealth Inequality🌍 Climate Economics🏠 Poverty Alleviation
A World of Three Zeros Summary
A World of Three Zeros 91%
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
by Muhammad Yunus 2017
3.69
2k+ ratings
🏢 Social Entrepreneurship💰 Microfinance⚖️ Wealth Inequality🌍 Climate Economics🏠 Poverty Alleviation
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.
3.85
1k+
🏛️ Social Policy📉 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Markets🎓 Education Reform👶 Early Childhood
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other 91%
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
by Minouche Shafik 2021
3.85
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Social Policy📉 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Markets🎓 Education Reform👶 Early Childhood
The Key to Happiness
by Meik Wiking • 2017
Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.
3.99
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📊 Happiness Studies😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle⚖️ Work-Life Balance
The Key to Happiness Summary
The Key to Happiness 91%
Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.
by Meik Wiking 2017
3.99
20k+ ratings
📊 Happiness Studies😊 Positive Psychology🤝 Social Connection🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Growth
by Daniel Susskind • 2024
Growth is recent, reversible, and destructive. The choice isn't whether to grow but how.
3.75
831
🧮 Economic Growth⚙️ Technological Progress🌱 Degrowth Debate📊 Gdp Critique🏭 Industrial Revolution
Growth Summary
Growth 91%
Growth is recent, reversible, and destructive. The choice isn't whether to grow but how.
by Daniel Susskind 2024
3.75
831 ratings
🧮 Economic Growth⚙️ Technological Progress🌱 Degrowth Debate📊 Gdp Critique🏭 Industrial Revolution
Animal Spirits
by George A. Akerlof • 2008
Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.
3.77
5k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Macroeconomic Theory🎢 Market Psychology📈 Keynesian Economics💥 Financial Crises
Animal Spirits Summary
Animal Spirits 91%
Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.
by George A. Akerlof 2008
3.77
5k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Macroeconomic Theory🎢 Market Psychology📈 Keynesian Economics💥 Financial Crises
Finance and the Good Society
by Robert J. Shiller • 2012
Finance is not the enemy of a good society. Its problems are design flaws, not sins.
3.64
810
💳 Financial Inclusion⚖️ Inequality Economics🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism💸 Impact Investing🕊️ Moral Economy
Finance and the Good Society Summary
Finance and the Good Society 91%
Finance is not the enemy of a good society. Its problems are design flaws, not sins.
by Robert J. Shiller 2012
3.64
810 ratings
💳 Financial Inclusion⚖️ Inequality Economics🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism💸 Impact Investing🕊️ Moral Economy
The Progress Paradox
by Gregg Easterbrook • 2003
Incomes doubled, lifespans nearly did too, and depression rose tenfold. What the progress missed.
3.63
794
📊 Happiness Economics🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🧠 Evolutionary Psychology📉 Negativity Bias🛒 Choice Overload
The Progress Paradox Summary
The Progress Paradox 91%
Incomes doubled, lifespans nearly did too, and depression rose tenfold. What the progress missed.
by Gregg Easterbrook 2003
3.63
794 ratings
📊 Happiness Economics🔄 Hedonic Adaptation🧠 Evolutionary Psychology📉 Negativity Bias🛒 Choice Overload
The Map and the Territory
by Alan Greenspan • 2013
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
3.26
475
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Economic Forecasting📉 Financial Crises⚖️ Income Inequality🏦 Central Banking
The Map and the Territory Summary
The Map and the Territory 91%
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
by Alan Greenspan 2013
3.26
475 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Economic Forecasting📉 Financial Crises⚖️ Income Inequality🏦 Central Banking
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 Summary
The Post-Corporate World 91%
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
Discover Your Inner Economist
by Tyler Cowen • 2007
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
3.41
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🕊️ Signaling Theory🎭 Self-Deception⏳ Attention Scarcity
Discover Your Inner Economist Summary
Discover Your Inner Economist 91%
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
by Tyler Cowen 2007
3.41
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🕊️ Signaling Theory🎭 Self-Deception⏳ Attention Scarcity
The Age of Sustainable Development
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2015
Growth, inclusion, and sustainability are the same project. Sacrifice one, and the others collapse.
4.21
856
🌱 Sustainable Development📊 Development Economics🌍 Global Poverty🌡️ Climate Economics📜 Environmental Policy
The Age of Sustainable Development Summary
The Age of Sustainable Development 91%
Growth, inclusion, and sustainability are the same project. Sacrifice one, and the others collapse.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2015
4.21
856 ratings
🌱 Sustainable Development📊 Development Economics🌍 Global Poverty🌡️ Climate Economics📜 Environmental Policy
Think Like an Economist
by Anne Rooney • 2019
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
3.85
39
🎓 Introductory Economics🔍 Everyday Economics🏫 Mainstream Economics💵 Money And Banking📉 Financial Crises
Think Like an Economist Summary
Think Like an Economist 91%
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
Arguing with Zombies
by Paul Krugman • 2020
Dead economic ideas still shape policy. A Nobel laureate on why they survive and what they cost.
3.86
3k+
💰 Income Inequality📊 Economic Policy📝 Political Commentary📈 Keynesian Economics🌎 Climate Economics
Arguing with Zombies Summary
Arguing with Zombies 91%
Dead economic ideas still shape policy. A Nobel laureate on why they survive and what they cost.
by Paul Krugman 2020
3.86
3k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality📊 Economic Policy📝 Political Commentary📈 Keynesian Economics🌎 Climate Economics
The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance
by Anthony M. Criniti IV • 2014
Building wealth on the fundamentals everyone overlooks: habits, ethics, and principles that endure.
3.98
114
🏦 Personal Finance📊 Economic Principles📖 Financial Literacy📋 Financial Habits📅 Financial Planning
The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance Summary
The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance 91%
Building wealth on the fundamentals everyone overlooks: habits, ethics, and principles that endure.
by Anthony M. Criniti IV 2014
3.98
114 ratings
🏦 Personal Finance📊 Economic Principles📖 Financial Literacy📋 Financial Habits📅 Financial Planning
Quantum Economics
by David Orrell • 2018
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
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136
🏦 Monetary Reform🔮 Quantum Social Science💸 Money Creation🕸️ Complexity Economics📉 Beyond GDP
Quantum Economics Summary
Quantum Economics 91%
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
by David Orrell 2018
3.38
136 ratings
🏦 Monetary Reform🔮 Quantum Social Science💸 Money Creation🕸️ Complexity Economics📉 Beyond GDP
Applied Economics
by Thomas Sowellm • 2003
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
4.18
3k+
🗳️ Political Economy🔮 Unintended Consequences🧠 Economic Reasoning🏠 Property Rights🌍 Immigration Economics
Applied Economics Summary
Applied Economics 91%
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
by Thomas Sowellm 2003
4.18
3k+ ratings
🗳️ Political Economy🔮 Unintended Consequences🧠 Economic Reasoning🏠 Property Rights🌍 Immigration Economics
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2014
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
3.92
2k+
🏚️ Post-Capitalism🤝 Sharing Economy🤖 Technological Unemployment🌐 Commons Thinking🛠️ Maker Movement
The Zero Marginal Cost Society Summary
The Zero Marginal Cost Society 91%
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
What Money Can't Buy
by Michael J. Sandel • 2012
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
3.93
14k+
🛒 Commodification🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Neoliberalism🏟️ Public Goods⚖️ Social Inequality
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy 91%
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
by Michael J. Sandel 2012
3.93
14k+ ratings
🛒 Commodification🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Neoliberalism🏟️ Public Goods⚖️ Social Inequality
The Happiness Industry
by William Davies • 2015
The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.
3.64
1k+
🏛️ Political Economy👁️ Surveillance Capitalism⚖️ Utilitarianism🧪 Behaviorism🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Happiness Industry Summary
The Happiness Industry 91%
The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.
by William Davies 2015
3.64
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy👁️ Surveillance Capitalism⚖️ Utilitarianism🧪 Behaviorism🧠 Behavioral Economics
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🇮🇳 Indian Economy💰 Monetary Policy🛡️ Corruption Control🍚 Food Security
An Economist in the Real World Summary
An Economist in the Real World 91%
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
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