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Walter Scheidel provides a sobering historical analysis of how inequality has been reduced throughout history. He argues that only 'the four horsemen'mass mobilization warfare, transformative revoluti...
Tim Harford explores how economic logic explains the seemingly irrational choices people make in their personal lives, from marriage to crime. He argues that humans are rational actors, even when thei...
Paul Collier examines why the poorest countries are falling further behind the rest of the world. He identifies four 'traps'conflict, natural resources, landlocked geography, and bad governancethat ke...
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson explore the delicate balance between state power and societal freedom. They argue that liberty flourishes only in a 'narrow corridor' where the state is strong eno...
Branko Milanovic provides a comprehensive analysis of inequality on a global scale. He examines how globalization has reduced inequality between countries while increasing it within them. This book is...
Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson argue that the rise of extreme inequality in the US is the result of deliberate political choices and the influence of organized interests. They show how policy changes h...
Michael Lewis tells the story of the collaboration between Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, the two psychologists who laid the foundation for behavioral economics. This book is a fascinating look at...
