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Collusion
by Nomi Prins • 2018
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
3.69
334
Collusion Summary
Collusion 97%
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018
3.69
334 ratings
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+
Crashed Summary
Crashed 97%
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
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
The Dollar Trap Summary
The Dollar Trap 97%
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
by Eswar S. Prasad 2013
4.08
212 ratings
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
Paper Promises Summary
Paper Promises 97%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
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.
4.11
2k+
Trade Wars Are Class Wars Summary
Trade Wars Are Class Wars 97%
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
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+
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 97%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ ratings
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+
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 97%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
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
Capital Wars Summary
Capital Wars 97%
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
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
3.90
48k+
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 97%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ ratings
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+
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy 97%
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013
4.13
21k+ ratings
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+
Freefall Summary
Freefall 96%
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
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+
Our Dollar, Your Problem Summary
Our Dollar, Your Problem 96%
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
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
by Steve Keen • 2017
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
4.22
281
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? Summary
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? 96%
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
by Steve Keen 2017
4.22
281 ratings
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
3.84
3k+
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics 96%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
Angrynomics
by Eric Lonergan • 2020
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
3.90
842
Angrynomics Summary
Angrynomics 96%
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
by Eric Lonergan 2020
3.90
842 ratings
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+
The Road to Ruin Summary
The Road to Ruin 96%
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016
4.05
1k+ ratings
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+
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 96%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ ratings
The Age of Turbulence
by Alan Greenspan • 2007
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
3.65
7k+
The Age of Turbulence Summary
The Age of Turbulence 96%
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
by Alan Greenspan 2007
3.65
7k+ ratings
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
Think Like an Economist Summary
Think Like an Economist 96%
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
by Anne Rooney 2019
3.85
39 ratings
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+
Capitalism, Alone Summary
Capitalism, Alone 96%
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
by Branko Milanović 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Rickards James • 2019
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
4.09
676
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 96%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
The Globalization Paradox
by Dani Rodrik • 2010
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
4.00
2k+
The Globalization Paradox Summary
The Globalization Paradox 96%
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
by Dani Rodrik 2010
4.00
2k+ ratings
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
When Markets Collide Summary
When Markets Collide 96%
Emerging markets drive growth, new instruments hide risk, and the old economic playbook is obsolete.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2008
3.52
790 ratings
Killing the Host
by Michael Hudson • 2013
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
4.34
387
Killing the Host Summary
Killing the Host 96%
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
by Michael Hudson 2013
4.34
387 ratings
Currency Wars
by James Rickards • 2011
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
3.96
5k+
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars 96%
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
by James Rickards 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 96%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
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
The Volatility Machine Summary
The Volatility Machine 96%
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
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
The New World Economy Summary
The New World Economy 96%
One disruption anywhere now hits everywhere. A map of the new global economy for beginners.
by Randy Charles Epping 2020
3.64
152 ratings
Paper Soldiers
by Saleha Mohsin • 2024
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
3.68
256
Paper Soldiers Summary
Paper Soldiers 96%
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
by Saleha Mohsin 2024
3.68
256 ratings
50 Economics Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2017
Fifty classics, one insight each: the ideas that built modern capitalism, and the euro's fatal flaw.
4.21
569
50 Economics Classics Summary
50 Economics Classics 96%
Fifty classics, one insight each: the ideas that built modern capitalism, and the euro's fatal flaw.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2017
4.21
569 ratings
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
George Soros On Globalization Summary
George Soros On Globalization 96%
Financial markets are inherently unstable. The fix is stricter regulation and a new kind of aid.
by George Soros 2002
3.20
251 ratings
Hall of Mirrors
by Barry Eichengreen • 2014
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
4.01
296
Hall of Mirrors Summary
Hall of Mirrors 96%
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014
4.01
296 ratings
Central Banking 101
by Joseph J. Wang • 2021
Your bank deposits aren't stored cash. A former Fed trader explains the hidden machinery of money.
4.39
1k+
Central Banking 101 Summary
Central Banking 101 96%
Your bank deposits aren't stored cash. A former Fed trader explains the hidden machinery of money.
by Joseph J. Wang 2021
4.39
1k+ ratings
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
First Principles Summary
First Principles 96%
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
The Only Game in Town
by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
3.56
1k+
The Only Game in Town Summary
The Only Game in Town 96%
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2016
3.56
1k+ ratings
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+
Breakout Nations Summary
Breakout Nations 96%
The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.
by Ruchir Sharma 2012
4.04
3k+ ratings
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2010
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
3.96
13k+
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism Summary
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism 96%
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2010
3.96
13k+ ratings
The End of Alchemy
by Mervyn A. King • 2016
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
4.07
2k+
The End of Alchemy Summary
The End of Alchemy 95%
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
by Mervyn A. King 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
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
When the Money Runs Out Summary
When the Money Runs Out 95%
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
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+
What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary
What Would the Great Economists Do? 95%
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
by Linda Yueh 2018
3.66
1k+ ratings
This Time Is Different
by Carmen M. Reinhart • 2009
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
3.76
7k+
This Time Is Different Summary
This Time Is Different 95%
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
by Carmen M. Reinhart 2009
3.76
7k+ ratings
Unholy Trinity
by Richard Peet • 2003
Wall Street's enforcers: how three institutions built an economic order the poor never chose.
3.57
147
Unholy Trinity Summary
Unholy Trinity 95%
Wall Street's enforcers: how three institutions built an economic order the poor never chose.
by Richard Peet 2003
3.57
147 ratings
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
The Growth Map Summary
The Growth Map 95%
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
The Alchemists
by Neil Irwin • 2013
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
4.05
1k+
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 95%
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
by Neil Irwin 2013
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Little Book of Economics
by Greg Ip • 2010
The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.
3.74
1k+
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics 95%
The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.
by Greg Ip 2010
3.74
1k+ ratings
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
The Map and the Territory Summary
The Map and the Territory 95%
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
by Alan Greenspan 2013
3.26
475 ratings
Undercover Economist
by Tim Harford • 2005
Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.
3.81
30k+
Undercover Economist Summary
Undercover Economist 95%
Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.
by Tim Harford 2005
3.81
30k+ ratings
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
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy Summary
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy 95%
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
by Michael Taillard 2012
3.82
39 ratings
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+
Bad Samaritans Summary
Bad Samaritans 95%
Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2007
4.20
6k+ ratings
Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1982
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
3.73
438
Economics Explained Summary
Economics Explained 95%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
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