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Grave New World
by Stephen D. King • 2017
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
3.66
227
🌐 Globalization🌍 Geopolitics📢 Populism📜 Economic History📊 Inequality
Grave New World Summary
Grave New World 96%
Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.
by Stephen D. King 2017
3.66
227 ratings
🌐 Globalization🌍 Geopolitics📢 Populism📜 Economic History📊 Inequality
The Dollar Trap
by Eswar S. Prasad • 2013
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
4.08
212
🌍 International Finance🌐 Global Monetary System💵 Reserve Currencies🔄 Capital Flows📋 Sovereign Debt
The Dollar Trap Summary
The Dollar Trap 96%
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
by Eswar S. Prasad 2013
4.08
212 ratings
🌍 International Finance🌐 Global Monetary System💵 Reserve Currencies🔄 Capital Flows📋 Sovereign Debt
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 Summary
The Growth Map 96%
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
Capitalism, Alone
by Branko Milanović • 2019
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
4.11
1k+
🏭 Global Capitalism🏛️ Political Economy📊 Inequality Economics🏗️ State-Led Development🇨🇳 China's Rise
Capitalism, Alone Summary
Capitalism, Alone 95%
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
by Branko Milanović 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
🏭 Global Capitalism🏛️ Political Economy📊 Inequality Economics🏗️ State-Led Development🇨🇳 China's Rise
When Markets Collide
by Mohamed El-Erian • 2008
Emerging markets drive growth, new instruments hide risk, and the old economic playbook is obsolete.
3.52
790
🌍 Global Macro Investing📈 Emerging Markets💸 Global Capital Flows⚠️ Risk Management🗂️ Portfolio Strategy
When Markets Collide Summary
When Markets Collide 95%
Emerging markets drive growth, new instruments hide risk, and the old economic playbook is obsolete.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2008
3.52
790 ratings
🌍 Global Macro Investing📈 Emerging Markets💸 Global Capital Flows⚠️ Risk Management🗂️ Portfolio Strategy
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. • 2014
US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.
3.77
2k+
🇨🇳 US-China Relations🤝 Economic Diplomacy💱 Currency Politics📈 Emerging Markets🌐 Global Finance
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA Summary
Dealing with China [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] NA 95%
US-China progress was never about demands. It was about relationships built before they were needed.
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. 2014
3.77
2k+ ratings
🇨🇳 US-China Relations🤝 Economic Diplomacy💱 Currency Politics📈 Emerging Markets🌐 Global Finance
Trade Wars Are Class Wars
by Matthew C. Klein • 2020
The real trade war is between classes, not nations. Money flows, not goods, tell the story.
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2k+
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Global Imbalances💰 Inequality And Trade👥 Class Conflict📊 Financial Flows
Trade Wars Are Class Wars Summary
Trade Wars Are Class Wars 95%
The real trade war is between classes, not nations. Money flows, not goods, tell the story.
by Matthew C. Klein 2020
4.11
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Global Imbalances💰 Inequality And Trade👥 Class Conflict📊 Financial Flows
Capital Wars
by Michael J. Howell • 2020
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
4.22
102
🌐 Global Capital Flows🏦 Monetary Policy🔄 Financial Cycles💵 Currency Dominance💥 Financial Crises
Capital Wars Summary
Capital Wars 95%
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
by Michael J. Howell 2020
4.22
102 ratings
🌐 Global Capital Flows🏦 Monetary Policy🔄 Financial Cycles💵 Currency Dominance💥 Financial Crises
Underground Empire
by Henry Farrell • 2023
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
4.02
1k+
🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare💵 Dollar Dominance🔗 Global Supply Chains💻 Geopolitics Of Technology🌐 Geoeconomics
Underground Empire Summary
Underground Empire 95%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ ratings
🏴‍☠️ Economic Warfare💵 Dollar Dominance🔗 Global Supply Chains💻 Geopolitics Of Technology🌐 Geoeconomics
The Road to Ruin
by James Rickards • 2016
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
4.05
1k+
🌐 Global Finance💥 Financial Crises🏦 Monetary Policy🔗 Complexity Theory🛡️ Wealth Preservation
The Road to Ruin Summary
The Road to Ruin 95%
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016
4.05
1k+ ratings
🌐 Global Finance💥 Financial Crises🏦 Monetary Policy🔗 Complexity Theory🛡️ Wealth Preservation
The Volatility Machine
by Michael Pettis • 2001
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
4.51
143
🏦 Emerging Markets💸 Sovereign Debt📉 Financial Crises🛡️ Risk Management🌍 Global Capital
The Volatility Machine Summary
The Volatility Machine 95%
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
by Michael Pettis 2001
4.51
143 ratings
🏦 Emerging Markets💸 Sovereign Debt📉 Financial Crises🛡️ Risk Management🌍 Global Capital
The Global Minotaur
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2011
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
4.17
2k+
🏦 International Economics🏛️ Political Economy📉 Financial Crises💵 Dollar Hegemony🏭 Financialization
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 95%
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2011
4.17
2k+ ratings
🏦 International Economics🏛️ Political Economy📉 Financial Crises💵 Dollar Hegemony🏭 Financialization
Collusion
by Nomi Prins • 2018
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
3.69
334
🏦 Central Banking📈 Monetary Policy💸 Quantitative Easing📉 Financial Crises💲 Dollar Hegemony
Collusion Summary
Collusion 95%
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018
3.69
334 ratings
🏦 Central Banking📈 Monetary Policy💸 Quantitative Easing📉 Financial Crises💲 Dollar Hegemony
A Bull in China
by Jim Rogers • 2007
China's middle class is the largest in history. The sectors and strategies for investing in it.
3.52
389
🐉 China Investing🏙️ Emerging Markets📊 Sector Analysis🌏 Global Macro👤 Individual Investors
A Bull in China Summary
A Bull in China 95%
China's middle class is the largest in history. The sectors and strategies for investing in it.
by Jim Rogers 2007
3.52
389 ratings
🐉 China Investing🏙️ Emerging Markets📊 Sector Analysis🌏 Global Macro👤 Individual Investors
The Globalization Paradox
by Dani Rodrik • 2010
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
4.00
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📋 Trade Policy🌍 Development Economics💥 Financial Crises⚖️ Economic Governance
The Globalization Paradox Summary
The Globalization Paradox 95%
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
by Dani Rodrik 2010
4.00
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📋 Trade Policy🌍 Development Economics💥 Financial Crises⚖️ Economic Governance
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
3.84
3k+
💥 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance⚠️ Systemic Risk💸 Debt And Leverage🫧 Market Bubbles
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics 95%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance⚠️ Systemic Risk💸 Debt And Leverage🫧 Market Bubbles
Our Dollar, Your Problem
by Kenneth Rogoff • 2025
China won't dethrone the dollar. But America's debt spiral and eroding Fed independence just might.
4.16
1k+
💱 International Finance📜 Monetary History👑 Currency Hegemony💥 Currency Crises🇺🇸🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry
Our Dollar, Your Problem Summary
Our Dollar, Your Problem 95%
China won't dethrone the dollar. But America's debt spiral and eroding Fed independence just might.
by Kenneth Rogoff 2025
4.16
1k+ ratings
💱 International Finance📜 Monetary History👑 Currency Hegemony💥 Currency Crises🇺🇸🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry
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 Summary
The Elephant and the Dragon 95%
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
Paper Promises
by Philip Coggan • 2011
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
3.94
552
💰 Monetary History🏦 Sovereign Debt⚖️ Debt Politics💥 Financial Crises🔄 Minskyan Economics
Paper Promises Summary
Paper Promises 94%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
💰 Monetary History🏦 Sovereign Debt⚖️ Debt Politics💥 Financial Crises🔄 Minskyan Economics
Bad Samaritans
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2007
Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.
4.20
6k+
🏗️ Development Economics📜 Economic History🏭 Industrial Policy⚖️ Neoliberal Critique🔄 Heterodox Economics
Bad Samaritans Summary
Bad Samaritans 94%
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
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 Summary
Breakout Nations 94%
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
Paper Soldiers
by Saleha Mohsin • 2024
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
3.68
256
🏛️ Financial History💵 Reserve Currency⚔️ Economic Warfare🇺🇸 American Hegemony🌐 Political Economy
Paper Soldiers Summary
Paper Soldiers 94%
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
by Saleha Mohsin 2024
3.68
256 ratings
🏛️ Financial History💵 Reserve Currency⚔️ Economic Warfare🇺🇸 American Hegemony🌐 Political Economy
China's Great Wall of Debt
by Dinny McMahon • 2018
Ghost cities, $12 trillion in debt, and shadow banks hiding the risk. China's miracle was borrowed.
4.13
1k+
🏮 Chinese Economy🏦 Shadow Banking🏛️ State Capitalism💸 Emerging Market Debt📊 Debt And Leverage
China's Great Wall of Debt Summary
China's Great Wall of Debt 94%
Ghost cities, $12 trillion in debt, and shadow banks hiding the risk. China's miracle was borrowed.
by Dinny McMahon 2018
4.13
1k+ ratings
🏮 Chinese Economy🏦 Shadow Banking🏛️ State Capitalism💸 Emerging Market Debt📊 Debt And Leverage
China's Economy
by Arthur R. Kroeber • 2016
China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.
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1k+
🇨🇳 Chinese Economy🌏 Emerging Markets🏛️ Political Economy📦 Export Led Growth🏭 State Capitalism
China's Economy Summary
China's Economy 94%
China's economy isn't a miracle: it's a hybrid of one-party rule and market forces at scale.
by Arthur R. Kroeber 2016
4.26
1k+ ratings
🇨🇳 Chinese Economy🌏 Emerging Markets🏛️ Political Economy📦 Export Led Growth🏭 State Capitalism
China's Gilded Age
by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2021
Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.
4.17
309
🏛️ Political Economy🌏 Comparative Politics💼 Crony Capitalism📊 Institutional Economics🗿 Developmental State
China's Gilded Age Summary
China's Gilded Age 94%
Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.
by Yuen Yuen Ang 2021
4.17
309 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🌏 Comparative Politics💼 Crony Capitalism📊 Institutional Economics🗿 Developmental State
Outside the Box
by Marc Levinson • 2020
Globalization moved goods and built China. The next phase trades ideas, and new winners emerge.
3.94
228
🏛️ Economic History🌍 Global Trade🔗 Supply Chains📜 Trade Policy💰 Global Finance
Outside the Box Summary
Outside the Box 94%
Globalization moved goods and built China. The next phase trades ideas, and new winners emerge.
by Marc Levinson 2020
3.94
228 ratings
🏛️ Economic History🌍 Global Trade🔗 Supply Chains📜 Trade Policy💰 Global Finance
Crashed
by Adam Tooze • 2018
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
4.29
4k+
💥 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Political Economy✂️ Austerity Politics🌍 Geopolitics
Crashed Summary
Crashed 94%
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
by Adam Tooze 2018
4.29
4k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises🏦 Central Banking🏛️ Political Economy✂️ Austerity Politics🌍 Geopolitics
George Soros On Globalization
by George Soros • 2002
Financial markets are inherently unstable. The fix is stricter regulation and a new kind of aid.
3.20
251
🌍 Globalization Critique📉 Market Instability🕊️ Open Society🏦 IMF And World Bank🎗️ Foreign Aid Policy
George Soros On Globalization Summary
George Soros On Globalization 94%
Financial markets are inherently unstable. The fix is stricter regulation and a new kind of aid.
by George Soros 2002
3.20
251 ratings
🌍 Globalization Critique📉 Market Instability🕊️ Open Society🏦 IMF And World Bank🎗️ Foreign Aid Policy
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy
by Michael Taillard • 2012
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
3.82
39
🌐 Global Economy💱 International Finance🚢 Trade Policy💲 Currency Markets🏦 Foreign Investment
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy Summary
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy 94%
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
by Michael Taillard 2012
3.82
39 ratings
🌐 Global Economy💱 International Finance🚢 Trade Policy💲 Currency Markets🏦 Foreign Investment
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
by George Soros • 2008
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
3.42
2k+
📉 Financial Crises🫧 Asset Bubbles⚠️ Market Instability⛓️ Laissez-Faire Critique📋 Financial Regulation
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 94%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ ratings
📉 Financial Crises🫧 Asset Bubbles⚠️ Market Instability⛓️ Laissez-Faire Critique📋 Financial Regulation
When the Money Runs Out
by Stephen D. King • 2013
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
3.63
206
📉 Economic Stagnation⚖️ Global Imbalances💸 Financial Crises💰 Sovereign Debt🛡️ Financial Regulation
When the Money Runs Out Summary
When the Money Runs Out 94%
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
by Stephen D. King 2013
3.63
206 ratings
📉 Economic Stagnation⚖️ Global Imbalances💸 Financial Crises💰 Sovereign Debt🛡️ Financial Regulation
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
3.90
48k+
🏦 Financial Crises🌍 Global Finance📰 Financial Journalism🎭 Cultural Economics💸 Sovereign Debt
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 94%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ ratings
🏦 Financial Crises🌍 Global Finance📰 Financial Journalism🎭 Cultural Economics💸 Sovereign Debt
Red Capitalism
by Carl E. Walter • 2010
China's state banks near collapse every decade. The bailout is the system, not an exception.
3.85
463
🧧 Chinese Economy🏦 State Banking💰 Crony Capitalism🫧 Financial Fragility🏭 State Capitalism
Red Capitalism Summary
Red Capitalism 94%
China's state banks near collapse every decade. The bailout is the system, not an exception.
by Carl E. Walter 2010
3.85
463 ratings
🧧 Chinese Economy🏦 State Banking💰 Crony Capitalism🫧 Financial Fragility🏭 State Capitalism
Freefall
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2010
The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.
3.88
4k+
📉 Financial Crises🏛️ Economic Policy⚖️ Market Regulation🔓 Deregulation⚠️ Moral Hazard
Freefall Summary
Freefall 94%
The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2010
3.88
4k+ ratings
📉 Financial Crises🏛️ Economic Policy⚖️ Market Regulation🔓 Deregulation⚠️ Moral Hazard
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman • 2008
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
3.83
9k+
🚨 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance🏦 Shadow Banking💰 Monetary Policy⚖️ Financial Regulation
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 94%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
🚨 Financial Crises🌐 Global Finance🏦 Shadow Banking💰 Monetary Policy⚖️ Financial Regulation
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
3k+
🏛️ Political Economy🔄 Economic Cycles👥 Demographic Economics💰 Wealth Inequality💸 Currency Crises
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 94%
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
Sold Out
by James Rickards • 2022
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
3.50
316
🔗 Supply Chains🚢 Global Trade📈 Inflation Economics🌍 Geopolitical Risk🏦 Monetary Policy
Sold Out Summary
Sold Out 94%
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
by James Rickards 2022
3.50
316 ratings
🔗 Supply Chains🚢 Global Trade📈 Inflation Economics🌍 Geopolitical Risk🏦 Monetary Policy
Empire of Debt
by William Bonner • 2005
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
3.90
332
🏛️ Sovereign Debt🏚️ Imperial Decline🏫 Austrian Economics🇺🇸 American Empire📉 Contrarian Investing
Empire of Debt Summary
Empire of Debt 94%
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
by William Bonner 2005
3.90
332 ratings
🏛️ Sovereign Debt🏚️ Imperial Decline🏫 Austrian Economics🇺🇸 American Empire📉 Contrarian Investing
The Coming China Wars
by Peter Navarro • 2006
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
3.32
222
🇨🇳 China Trade Policy🇺🇸 Economic Nationalism🏴‍☠️ Intellectual Property Theft🛢️ Resource Diplomacy🌊 Hydropolitics
The Coming China Wars Summary
The Coming China Wars 94%
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
by Peter Navarro 2006
3.32
222 ratings
🇨🇳 China Trade Policy🇺🇸 Economic Nationalism🏴‍☠️ Intellectual Property Theft🛢️ Resource Diplomacy🌊 Hydropolitics
Kicking Away the Ladder
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2002
Tariffs, subsidies, and industrial espionage built the West. Now it preaches free trade to the rest.
4.21
1k+
🏛️ Economic History🌐 Development Economics💰 Political Economy🏭 Industrial Policy🚢 Trade Protectionism
Kicking Away the Ladder Summary
Kicking Away the Ladder 94%
Tariffs, subsidies, and industrial espionage built the West. Now it preaches free trade to the rest.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2002
4.21
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History🌐 Development Economics💰 Political Economy🏭 Industrial Policy🚢 Trade Protectionism
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins • 2016
Empire runs on rigged loans and broken countries. One of its architects tells all.
3.93
8k+
🏴 Neocolonialism🌐 Global Finance📣 Whistleblower Accounts🏢 Corporate Power💸 Debt And Power
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Summary
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 94%
Empire runs on rigged loans and broken countries. One of its architects tells all.
by John Perkins 2016
3.93
8k+ ratings
🏴 Neocolonialism🌐 Global Finance📣 Whistleblower Accounts🏢 Corporate Power💸 Debt And Power
Default
by Gregory Makoff • 2024
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
4.32
287
🏛️ Sovereign Debt📉 Financial Crises🌐 International Finance🌍 Emerging Markets📊 Bond Markets
Default Summary
Default 94%
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
by Gregory Makoff 2024
4.32
287 ratings
🏛️ Sovereign Debt📉 Financial Crises🌐 International Finance🌍 Emerging Markets📊 Bond Markets
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 94%
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
The New Silk Roads
by Peter Frankopan • 2018
Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.
3.57
8k+
🇨🇳 China Rising🛣️ Belt And Road🌐 Eurasian Integration🏗️ Economic Corridors💸 Debt Diplomacy
The New Silk Roads Summary
The New Silk Roads 93%
Asia revives ancient trade routes, and a new world order is being drawn without the West.
by Peter Frankopan 2018
3.57
8k+ ratings
🇨🇳 China Rising🛣️ Belt And Road🌐 Eurasian Integration🏗️ Economic Corridors💸 Debt Diplomacy
Currency Wars
by James Rickards • 2011
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
3.96
5k+
🏦 Monetary Policy🌐 International Finance📉 Financial Crises🕸️ Complexity Economics📜 Monetary History
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars 93%
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
by James Rickards 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
🏦 Monetary Policy🌐 International Finance📉 Financial Crises🕸️ Complexity Economics📜 Monetary History
Has the West Lost It?
by Kishore Mahbubani • 2018
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
3.70
984
🌍 Global Power Shifts🇨🇳 China's Rise♟️ Realpolitik🕊️ Non-Interventionism🏛️ Multilateralism
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It? 93%
China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018
3.70
984 ratings
🌍 Global Power Shifts🇨🇳 China's Rise♟️ Realpolitik🕊️ Non-Interventionism🏛️ Multilateralism
Global Capitalism
by Jeffry A. Frieden • 2007
How governments built the first global economy, dismantled it, and rebuilt.
3.87
644
🏛️ Economic History🌐 Global Capitalism🥇 Gold Standard🚢 International Trade🌍 Globalization History
Global Capitalism Summary
Global Capitalism 93%
How governments built the first global economy, dismantled it, and rebuilt.
by Jeffry A. Frieden 2007
3.87
644 ratings
🏛️ Economic History🌐 Global Capitalism🥇 Gold Standard🚢 International Trade🌍 Globalization History
A Splendid Exchange
by William J. Bernstein • 2008
Commerce, not conquest, built the modern world: the history of trade from obsidian to oil.
4.16
3k+
📈 Economic History🌍 Global Trade🕰️ Big History⚓ Maritime History🌶️ Commodity History
A Splendid Exchange Summary
A Splendid Exchange 93%
Commerce, not conquest, built the modern world: the history of trade from obsidian to oil.
by William J. Bernstein 2008
4.16
3k+ ratings
📈 Economic History🌍 Global Trade🕰️ Big History⚓ Maritime History🌶️ Commodity History
All the Presidents' Bankers
by Nomi Prins • 2014
A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.
4.07
539
🏦 Banking History💰 Political Economy🏛️ Regulatory Capture📉 Financial Crises🗽 American Empire
All the Presidents' Bankers Summary
All the Presidents' Bankers 93%
A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.
by Nomi Prins 2014
4.07
539 ratings
🏦 Banking History💰 Political Economy🏛️ Regulatory Capture📉 Financial Crises🗽 American Empire
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 93%
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
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