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Books like An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I

The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith • 2010
How a pin factory explains prosperity, and why free exchange allocates it better than governments.
3.91
421
🏛️ Political Economy🔧 Division Of Labor🤝 Free Markets📈 Economic Growth⏳ Economic History
The Wealth of Nations Summary
The Wealth of Nations 99%
How a pin factory explains prosperity, and why free exchange allocates it better than governments.
by Adam Smith 2010
3.91
421 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🔧 Division Of Labor🤝 Free Markets📈 Economic Growth⏳ Economic History
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith • 1776
Ten workers making 48,000 pins, one worker barely one: what the difference reveals about prosperity.
3.89
35k+
🏛️ Classical Economics🔧 Division Of Labor⚒️ Labor Theory Of Value🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment⚖️ Market Mechanisms
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 99%
Ten workers making 48,000 pins, one worker barely one: what the difference reveals about prosperity.
by Adam Smith 1776
3.89
35k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Economics🔧 Division Of Labor⚒️ Labor Theory Of Value🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment⚖️ Market Mechanisms
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
by Karen McCreadie • 2009
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
3.36
138
🏛️ Classical Economics💹 Free Markets🌍 Free Trade🏭 Division Of Labor📊 Supply And Demand
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations Summary
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 98%
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
by Karen McCreadie 2009
3.36
138 ratings
🏛️ Classical Economics💹 Free Markets🌍 Free Trade🏭 Division Of Labor📊 Supply And Demand
New Ideas from Dead Economists
by Todd G. Buchholz • 1989
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
3.84
2k+
📜 History Of Economic Thought🏛️ Classical Economics🏭 Political Economy🌐 Free Trade📚 Intellectual History
New Ideas from Dead Economists Summary
New Ideas from Dead Economists 96%
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
by Todd G. Buchholz 1989
3.84
2k+ ratings
📜 History Of Economic Thought🏛️ Classical Economics🏭 Political Economy🌐 Free Trade📚 Intellectual History
The Worldly Philosophers
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1953
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
4.16
9k+
📜 History Of Economic Thought📈 Economic Theory🏛️ Political Economy🧠 Intellectual History🏭 Economic History
The Worldly Philosophers Summary
The Worldly Philosophers 95%
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1953
4.16
9k+ ratings
📜 History Of Economic Thought📈 Economic Theory🏛️ Political Economy🧠 Intellectual History🏭 Economic History
Human Action
by Ludwig von Mises • 1940
All of civilization, from prices to peace, comes from people acting to improve their own condition.
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4k+
🏛️ Austrian Economics🗽 Classical Liberalism🌐 Spontaneous Order💎 Subjective Value🧮 Economic Calculation
Human Action Summary
Human Action 94%
All of civilization, from prices to peace, comes from people acting to improve their own condition.
by Ludwig von Mises 1940
4.34
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Austrian Economics🗽 Classical Liberalism🌐 Spontaneous Order💎 Subjective Value🧮 Economic Calculation
Capitalism Unbound
by Andrew Bernstein • 2009
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
4.36
50
🗿 Objectivism💼 Laissez-Faire⚖️ Moral Philosophy✊ Individual Rights🏛️ Classical Liberalism
Capitalism Unbound Summary
Capitalism Unbound 94%
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
by Andrew Bernstein 2009
4.36
50 ratings
🗿 Objectivism💼 Laissez-Faire⚖️ Moral Philosophy✊ Individual Rights🏛️ Classical Liberalism
The Constitution of Liberty
by Friedrich A. Hayek • 1978
Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.
4.16
3k+
🏔️ Austrian Economics🏛️ Classical Liberalism🧮 Economic Calculation📋 Central Planning💲 Price Signals
The Constitution of Liberty Summary
The Constitution of Liberty 94%
Socialism's fatal flaw isn't corruption: no one mind can know enough to run a nation.
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1978
4.16
3k+ ratings
🏔️ Austrian Economics🏛️ Classical Liberalism🧮 Economic Calculation📋 Central Planning💲 Price Signals
Choice
by Robert P. Murphy • 2015
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
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259
🏛️ Austrian Economics🔄 Spontaneous Order💰 Monetary Theory📉 Business Cycle Theory🗽 Classical Liberalism
Choice Summary
Choice 94%
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
by Robert P. Murphy 2015
4.60
259 ratings
🏛️ Austrian Economics🔄 Spontaneous Order💰 Monetary Theory📉 Business Cycle Theory🗽 Classical Liberalism
Economic Policy
by Ludwig von Mises • 1979
Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.
4.34
2k+
🏫 Austrian Economics🗽 Classical Liberalism📈 Free Market Economics💰 Monetary Policy💸 Inflation
Economic Policy Summary
Economic Policy 94%
Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.
by Ludwig von Mises 1979
4.34
2k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics🗽 Classical Liberalism📈 Free Market Economics💰 Monetary Policy💸 Inflation
The Big Three in Economics
by Mark Skousen • 2007
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
3.59
863
📜 Economic Thought💡 Intellectual History⚖️ Classical Economics🔓 Free Markets🏦 Government Intervention
The Big Three in Economics Summary
The Big Three in Economics 94%
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
by Mark Skousen 2007
3.59
863 ratings
📜 Economic Thought💡 Intellectual History⚖️ Classical Economics🔓 Free Markets🏦 Government Intervention
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman • 1962
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
3.90
15k+
💰 Free Market Economics🏛️ Classical Liberalism🧮 Chicago School Economics💵 Monetary Policy🔒 Regulatory Capture
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom 93%
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
by Milton Friedman 1962
3.90
15k+ ratings
💰 Free Market Economics🏛️ Classical Liberalism🧮 Chicago School Economics💵 Monetary Policy🔒 Regulatory Capture
Liberalism
by Ludwig von Mises • 1927
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
4.17
2k+
🏛️ Classical Liberalism🇦🇹 Austrian Economics🛒 Free Markets⚖️ Limited Government🏠 Property Rights
Liberalism Summary
Liberalism 93%
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
by Ludwig von Mises 1927
4.17
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Liberalism🇦🇹 Austrian Economics🛒 Free Markets⚖️ Limited Government🏠 Property Rights
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Adam Smith • 1759
Before he explained markets, Adam Smith explained why you want a promotion more than a full pantry.
4.06
5k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment💓 Sentimentalism❤️ Moral Emotions🪞 Status And Vanity
The Theory of Moral Sentiments Summary
The Theory of Moral Sentiments 93%
Before he explained markets, Adam Smith explained why you want a promotion more than a full pantry.
by Adam Smith 1759
4.06
5k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment💓 Sentimentalism❤️ Moral Emotions🪞 Status And Vanity
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey • 2020
Global income rose thirty-fold since 1800. The cause wasn't empire or exploitation: it was a deal.
3.81
164
🏛️ Economic History🗽 Classical Liberalism📈 Human Progress🏭 Industrial Revolution💡 Innovation Economics
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich Summary
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich 93%
Global income rose thirty-fold since 1800. The cause wasn't empire or exploitation: it was a deal.
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2020
3.81
164 ratings
🏛️ Economic History🗽 Classical Liberalism📈 Human Progress🏭 Industrial Revolution💡 Innovation Economics
Defending the Free Market
by Robert Sirico • 2012
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
4.14
258
🏪 Free Market Economics✝️ Christian Economics⚖️ Ethics Of Capitalism🏠 Private Property Rights🌱 Poverty And Enterprise
Defending the Free Market Summary
Defending the Free Market 93%
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
by Robert Sirico 2012
4.14
258 ratings
🏪 Free Market Economics✝️ Christian Economics⚖️ Ethics Of Capitalism🏠 Private Property Rights🌱 Poverty And Enterprise
Popular Economics
by John Tamny • 2015
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
3.64
300
🏪 Free Market Economics🎸 Pop Economics🏛️ Government Failure💥 Creative Destruction💵 Monetary Policy
Popular Economics Summary
Popular Economics 93%
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
by John Tamny 2015
3.64
300 ratings
🏪 Free Market Economics🎸 Pop Economics🏛️ Government Failure💥 Creative Destruction💵 Monetary Policy
What Would the Great Economists Do?
by Linda Yueh • 2018
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
3.66
1k+
📜 History Of Economic Thought🏛️ Economic History🌐 Trade Economics💡 Economic Innovation📈 Economic Growth
What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary
What Would the Great Economists Do? 93%
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
by Linda Yueh 2018
3.66
1k+ ratings
📜 History Of Economic Thought🏛️ Economic History🌐 Trade Economics💡 Economic Innovation📈 Economic Growth
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual
by John Eckhardt • 2014
No market, no prices. No prices, no economic calculus. That's why socialism devours its own capital.
4.63
345
🏫 Austrian Economics🧮 Economic Calculation🚫 Critique Of Socialism👑 Consumer Sovereignty🗽 Classical Liberalism
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual Summary
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual 93%
No market, no prices. No prices, no economic calculus. That's why socialism devours its own capital.
by John Eckhardt 2014
4.63
345 ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics🧮 Economic Calculation🚫 Critique Of Socialism👑 Consumer Sovereignty🗽 Classical Liberalism
First Principles
by John Brian Taylor • 2012
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
3.67
105
🏦 Monetary Policy💰 Fiscal Policy🗽 Economic Freedom📜 Classical Liberalism🏥 Entitlement Reform
First Principles Summary
First Principles 93%
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
An Essay on Economic Theory
by Richard Cantillon • 1755
Wealth is soil and sweat, not silver. New money favors whoever touches it first.
4.10
128
📜 Political Economy💰 Monetary Theory💼 Entrepreneurial Theory💸 Non-Neutral Money📈 Price Theory
An Essay on Economic Theory Summary
An Essay on Economic Theory 92%
Wealth is soil and sweat, not silver. New money favors whoever touches it first.
by Richard Cantillon 1755
4.10
128 ratings
📜 Political Economy💰 Monetary Theory💼 Entrepreneurial Theory💸 Non-Neutral Money📈 Price Theory
Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market
by Murray N. Rothbard • 1962
A unified economics built from one truth: humans act. The market organizes; the state destroys.
4.48
1k+
🏛️ Austrian Economics🎯 Praxeology💎 Subjective Value🏗️ Capital Theory⚙️ Market Process
Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market Summary
Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market 92%
A unified economics built from one truth: humans act. The market organizes; the state destroys.
by Murray N. Rothbard 1962
4.48
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Austrian Economics🎯 Praxeology💎 Subjective Value🏗️ Capital Theory⚙️ Market Process
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter • 1942
The real threat to capitalism isn't failure. It's its own spectacular success.
3.99
3k+
🏛️ Economic History🗳️ Political Theory🧬 Evolutionary Economics👥 Class Analysis🚩 Socialism
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 92%
The real threat to capitalism isn't failure. It's its own spectacular success.
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942
3.99
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History🗳️ Political Theory🧬 Evolutionary Economics👥 Class Analysis🚩 Socialism
Knowledge and Power
by George Gilder • 2013
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
3.94
428
📡 Information Economics📉 Supply-Side Economics🏛️ Political Economy💡 Innovation Economics🗽 Free Market Advocacy
Knowledge and Power Summary
Knowledge and Power 92%
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
by George Gilder 2013
3.94
428 ratings
📡 Information Economics📉 Supply-Side Economics🏛️ Political Economy💡 Innovation Economics🗽 Free Market Advocacy
Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1982
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
3.73
438
🎓 Economic Literacy📜 Economic History⚙️ Economic Systems⚠️ Market Failure📈 Keynesian Economics
Economics Explained Summary
Economics Explained 92%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
🎓 Economic Literacy📜 Economic History⚙️ Economic Systems⚠️ Market Failure📈 Keynesian Economics
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 92%
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 Value of Everything
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2018
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
4.07
4k+
🏛️ Political Economy💎 Value Theory💹 Financialization🎰 Rent-Seeking📊 Shareholder Capitalism
The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything 92%
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018
4.07
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy💎 Value Theory💹 Financialization🎰 Rent-Seeking📊 Shareholder Capitalism
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
by Arthur Herman • 2001
From a poor nation on Europe's edge came free markets, social science, and the American character.
3.94
7k+
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment📚 Intellectual History🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish History🏛️ Western Civilization🗽 Classical Liberalism
How the Scots Invented the Modern World Summary
How the Scots Invented the Modern World 92%
From a poor nation on Europe's edge came free markets, social science, and the American character.
by Arthur Herman 2001
3.94
7k+ ratings
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment📚 Intellectual History🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish History🏛️ Western Civilization🗽 Classical Liberalism
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
by Murray N. Rothbard • 2018
Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.
4.31
955
🏫 Austrian Economics💰 Monetary Theory🥇 Gold Standard🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Free Banking
What Has Government Done to Our Money? Summary
What Has Government Done to Our Money? 92%
Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.
by Murray N. Rothbard 2018
4.31
955 ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics💰 Monetary Theory🥇 Gold Standard🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Free Banking
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
by Robert Nozick • 1974
What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?
3.74
6k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Classical Liberalism🗽 Libertarian Thought⚖️ Distributive Justice🛡️ Individual Rights
Anarchy, State, and Utopia Summary
Anarchy, State, and Utopia 92%
What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?
by Robert Nozick 1974
3.74
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Classical Liberalism🗽 Libertarian Thought⚖️ Distributive Justice🛡️ Individual Rights
Freedomnomics
by John R. Lott Jr. • 2007
Abortion didn't cut crime. The incentive story that flips campaign finance, gun control, and more.
3.55
573
💰 Free Market Economics⚖️ Law And Economics🏛️ Public Choice Theory🔄 Unintended Consequences🌟 Reputation Economics
Freedomnomics Summary
Freedomnomics 92%
Abortion didn't cut crime. The incentive story that flips campaign finance, gun control, and more.
by John R. Lott Jr. 2007
3.55
573 ratings
💰 Free Market Economics⚖️ Law And Economics🏛️ Public Choice Theory🔄 Unintended Consequences🌟 Reputation Economics
Lombard Street
by Walter Bagehot • 1873
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
3.89
435
🏦 Central Banking🚨 Financial Panics🔄 Credit Cycles🧠 Market Psychology📚 Classical Economics
Lombard Street Summary
Lombard Street 92%
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873
3.89
435 ratings
🏦 Central Banking🚨 Financial Panics🔄 Credit Cycles🧠 Market Psychology📚 Classical Economics
The Theory of Money and Credit
by Ludwig von Mises • 1912
Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.
4.20
1k+
💵 Monetary Theory🏛️ Austrian Economics🏦 Banking And Credit📈 Quantity Theory💸 Inflation Critique
The Theory of Money and Credit Summary
The Theory of Money and Credit 92%
Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.
by Ludwig von Mises 1912
4.20
1k+ ratings
💵 Monetary Theory🏛️ Austrian Economics🏦 Banking And Credit📈 Quantity Theory💸 Inflation Critique
The Rational Optimist
by Matt Ridley • 2010
Trade, not genius, drives human progress. Two centuries of data, and why the pessimists always lose.
3.97
14k+
🤝 Free Trade📜 Economic History🌟 Human Progress🧠 Collective Intelligence🔍 Debunking Pessimism
The Rational Optimist Summary
The Rational Optimist 92%
Trade, not genius, drives human progress. Two centuries of data, and why the pessimists always lose.
by Matt Ridley 2010
3.97
14k+ ratings
🤝 Free Trade📜 Economic History🌟 Human Progress🧠 Collective Intelligence🔍 Debunking Pessimism
Free Market Revolution
by Yaron Brook • 2012
Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.
4.22
669
🧠 Objectivism🧍 Rational Egoism📈 Free Market Advocacy❤️‍🩹 Altruism Critique🏛️ Regulatory State
Free Market Revolution Summary
Free Market Revolution 92%
Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.
by Yaron Brook 2012
4.22
669 ratings
🧠 Objectivism🧍 Rational Egoism📈 Free Market Advocacy❤️‍🩹 Altruism Critique🏛️ Regulatory State
Hidden Order
by David D. Friedman • 1996
Economics isn't about money: it's a toolkit for human behavior, from marriage to murder.
3.75
527
🏛️ Chicago School🗽 Libertarianism🍎 Everyday Economics🎯 Rational Choice⚖️ Public Choice
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order 92%
Economics isn't about money: it's a toolkit for human behavior, from marriage to murder.
by David D. Friedman 1996
3.75
527 ratings
🏛️ Chicago School🗽 Libertarianism🍎 Everyday Economics🎯 Rational Choice⚖️ Public Choice
The Gifts of Athena
by Joel Mokyr • 2002
The modern economy runs on a feedback loop between understanding nature and manipulating it.
4.02
136
📈 Economic History🔧 History Of Technology🧠 Knowledge Economies⚙️ Innovation Systems🔬 Science And Industry
The Gifts of Athena Summary
The Gifts of Athena 92%
The modern economy runs on a feedback loop between understanding nature and manipulating it.
by Joel Mokyr 2002
4.02
136 ratings
📈 Economic History🔧 History Of Technology🧠 Knowledge Economies⚙️ Innovation Systems🔬 Science And Industry
The Real Crash
by Peter D. Schiff • 2012
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
3.88
1k+
🏫 Austrian Economics💵 Monetary Policy🥇 Gold Standard📊 National Debt📉 Economic Collapse
The Real Crash Summary
The Real Crash 91%
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
by Peter D. Schiff 2012
3.88
1k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics💵 Monetary Policy🥇 Gold Standard📊 National Debt📉 Economic Collapse
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2013
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
4.13
21k+
🧐 Political Economy🏛️ History Of Capitalism⚖️ Market Society Critique💸 Debt And Money Creation🤖 Automation And Work
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy 91%
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013
4.13
21k+ ratings
🧐 Political Economy🏛️ History Of Capitalism⚖️ Market Society Critique💸 Debt And Money Creation🤖 Automation And Work
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
by Thomas Sowell • 2015
Four forces create wealth. None of them is redistribution.
4.36
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy🗺️ Economic Geography🎭 Cultural Economics📊 Income Inequality🏥 Welfare State Critique
Wealth, Poverty and Politics Summary
Wealth, Poverty and Politics 91%
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
Capitalism in America
by Alan Greenspan • 2018
America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.
4.06
2k+
🏛️ Economic History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏢 Business History💵 Monetary History⚖️ Government And Markets
Capitalism in America Summary
Capitalism in America 91%
America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.
by Alan Greenspan 2018
4.06
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏢 Business History💵 Monetary History⚖️ Government And Markets
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 Economics of Innocent Fraud
by John Kenneth Galbraith • 2004
Free markets, consumer choice, central bank rescue: stories the powerful tell to hide their control.
3.61
525
🌐 Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Economics🏢 Corporate Power📢 Manufactured Demand📋 Corporate Governance
The Economics of Innocent Fraud Summary
The Economics of Innocent Fraud 91%
Free markets, consumer choice, central bank rescue: stories the powerful tell to hide their control.
by John Kenneth Galbraith 2004
3.61
525 ratings
🌐 Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Economics🏢 Corporate Power📢 Manufactured Demand📋 Corporate Governance
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 91%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
by Russell "Russ" Roberts • 2014
Everyone knows Smith the economist. Smith the moral philosopher might actually make you happy.
3.93
3k+
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment🎭 Virtue Ethics🪞 Self-Deception👀 Approval Seeking
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life Summary
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life 91%
Everyone knows Smith the economist. Smith the moral philosopher might actually make you happy.
by Russell "Russ" Roberts 2014
3.93
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment🎭 Virtue Ethics🪞 Self-Deception👀 Approval Seeking
The Darwin Economy
by Robert H. Frank • 2011
Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.
3.77
631
🏛️ Political Economy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💎 Conspicuous Consumption⚠️ Market Failures🤝 Collective Action
The Darwin Economy Summary
The Darwin Economy 91%
Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.
by Robert H. Frank 2011
3.77
631 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💎 Conspicuous Consumption⚠️ Market Failures🤝 Collective Action
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.
4.15
5k+
🏫 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 91%
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
Keynes Hayek
by Nicholas Wapshott • 2011
Keynes said spend during crashes. Hayek said get out of the way. That fight never ended.
3.92
3k+
🧠 History Of Economic Thought⚔️ Intellectual Rivalry🏛️ Austrian Economics💰 Fiscal Policy📊 Macroeconomics
Keynes Hayek Summary
Keynes Hayek 91%
Keynes said spend during crashes. Hayek said get out of the way. That fight never ended.
by Nicholas Wapshott 2011
3.92
3k+ ratings
🧠 History Of Economic Thought⚔️ Intellectual Rivalry🏛️ Austrian Economics💰 Fiscal Policy📊 Macroeconomics
Equal Is Unfair
by Don Watkins • 2016
Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.
4.07
557
🏛️ Income Inequality📊 Political Economy🏪 Free Market Economics🛑 Welfare State Critique🚀 Economic Mobility
Equal Is Unfair Summary
Equal Is Unfair 91%
Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.
by Don Watkins 2016
4.07
557 ratings
🏛️ Income Inequality📊 Political Economy🏪 Free Market Economics🛑 Welfare State Critique🚀 Economic Mobility
What Is Property?
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon • 1840
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
3.78
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📜 Property RightsⒶ Anarchist Theory💸 Economic Rent🔨 Labor Theory Of Value
What Is Property? Summary
What Is Property? 91%
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 1840
3.78
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📜 Property RightsⒶ Anarchist Theory💸 Economic Rent🔨 Labor Theory Of Value
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