Economy

  • An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – Adam Smith 1. Full Citation Smith, A. (1776, reprinted 1976) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Edited by R.H. Campbell and A.S. Skinner. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2. Introduction The Wealth…

  • The Road to Serfdom

    The Road to Serfdom – Friedrich A. Hayek 1. Full Citation Hayek, F.A. (1944, reprinted 1994) The Road to Serfdom. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2. Introduction The Road to Serfdom is a seminal work in political economy and classical liberal thought, written during World War II by Austrian economist…

  • The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

    The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money – John Maynard Keynes 1. Full Citation Keynes, J.M. (1936) The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. London: Macmillan. 2. Introduction John Maynard Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money revolutionised economics by challenging classical theories that markets are…

  • Das Kapital

    Das Kapital – Karl Marx 1. Full Citation Marx, K. (1867, translated 1887) Das Kapital: Critique of Political Economy. Translated by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling. New York: International Publishers. 2. Introduction Das Kapital is Karl Marx’s seminal critique of capitalist economics, exploring the dynamics of capital accumulation, labour exploitation,…

  • Debt: The First 5,000 Years

    Debt: The First 5,000 Years – David Graeber 1. Full Citation Graeber, D. (2011) Debt: The First 5,000 Years. New York: Melville House. 2. Introduction Debt: The First 5,000 Years is an anthropological exploration of the history and social significance of debt across human societies. David Graeber challenges conventional economic…

  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    Capital in the Twenty-First Century – Thomas Piketty 1. Full Citation Piketty, T. (2013) Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2. Introduction Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a groundbreaking economic analysis of wealth and income inequality by French economist Thomas Piketty.…

  • Economics in One Lesson

    Economics in One Lesson – Henry Hazlitt 1. Full Citation Hazlitt, H. (1946) Economics in One Lesson. New York: Harper & Brothers. 2. Introduction Economics in One Lesson is a classic introduction to economic principles aimed at clarifying common misunderstandings and promoting sound economic reasoning. Henry Hazlitt argues that many…

  • The Shock Doctrine

    The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism – Naomi Klein 1. Full Citation Klein, N. (2007) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. New York: Metropolitan Books. 2. Introduction The Shock Doctrine investigates how governments and corporations exploit crises—natural disasters, wars, and economic upheavals—to implement radical free-market policies.…

  • Basic Economics

    Basic Economics – Thomas Sowell 1. Full Citation Sowell, T. (2000, revised 2014) Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy. New York: Basic Books. 2. Introduction Basic Economics is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to economic principles and their real-world applications. Thomas Sowell distills complex economic concepts into clear,…

  • Human Action

    Human Action: A Treatise on Economics – Ludwig von Mises 1. Full Citation Mises, L. von (1949) Human Action: A Treatise on Economics. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 2. Introduction Human Action is the magnum opus of Ludwig von Mises, laying the foundation for the Austrian School of economics.…

  • Freakonomics

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    Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything – Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner 1. Full Citation Levitt, S.D. and Dubner, S.J. (2005) Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. New York: William Morrow. 2. Introduction Freakonomics is a popular economics book that…

  • The Big Short

    The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine – Michael Lewis 1. Full Citation Lewis, M. (2010) The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2. Introduction The Big Short offers a detailed, narrative-driven examination of the 2007–2008 financial crisis through the eyes of a few…

  • Naked Economics

    Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science – Charles Wheelan 1. Full Citation Wheelan, C. (2002, revised 2010) Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2. Introduction Naked Economics provides a clear, engaging introduction to economics without technical jargon or equations. Charles Wheelan explains fundamental economic…

  • Good Economics for Hard Times

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    Good Economics for Hard Times – Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo 1. Full Citation Banerjee, A.V. and Duflo, E. (2019) Good Economics for Hard Times. New York: PublicAffairs. 2. Introduction Good Economics for Hard Times addresses pressing global economic challenges such as inequality, immigration, climate change, and economic insecurity.…

  • The Undercover Economist

    The Undercover Economist – Tim Harford 1. Full Citation Harford, T. (2006) The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor—and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2. Introduction The Undercover Economist offers an accessible and engaging introduction to…

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman 1. Full Citation Kahneman, D. (2011) Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2. Introduction Thinking, Fast and Slow by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman explores the dual-process theory of the human mind, distinguishing between fast, intuitive thinking (System 1) and…

  • The Price of Inequality

    The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future – Joseph E. Stiglitz 1. Full Citation Stiglitz, J.E. (2012) The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2. Introduction The Price of Inequality critically examines the causes and consequences…

  • The Mystery of Capital

    The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else – Hernando de Soto 1. Full Citation De Soto, H. (2000) The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. New York: Basic Books. 2. Introduction The Mystery of Capital explores…

  • Poor Economics

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    Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty – Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo 1. Full Citation Banerjee, A.V. and Duflo, E. (2011) Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. New York: PublicAffairs. 2. Introduction Poor Economics presents an evidence-based…

  • The Great Escape

    The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality – Angus Deaton 1. Full Citation Deaton, A. (2013) The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2. Introduction The Great Escape examines the dramatic improvements in health and wealth achieved globally over…