Themes Lists Trending New
Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...

💡 Enlightenment Economics

The economic ideas born in the Age of Reason, from Adam Smith's invisible hand to physiocratic theory, and their lasting influence on how we think about markets.
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 93%
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
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
by Adam Smith • 1776
Self-interest, not kindness, feeds nations: the hidden mechanism behind all prosperity.
3.92
287
🏛️ Classical Economics🏴 Scottish Enlightenment📈 Free Markets🕸️ Spontaneous Order⚙️ Division Of Labor
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I 93%
Self-interest, not kindness, feeds nations: the hidden mechanism behind all prosperity.
by Adam Smith 1776
3.92
287 ratings
🏛️ Classical Economics🏴 Scottish Enlightenment📈 Free Markets🕸️ Spontaneous Order⚙️ Division Of Labor
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 2005
Why tolerance and democracy depend on a growing economy, and why stagnation turns societies inward.
3.73
255
📜 Economic History⚖️ Moral Economy🏛️ Political Economy🕊️ Prosperity And Tolerance📉 Stagnation And Decline
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth Summary
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth 92%
Why tolerance and democracy depend on a growing economy, and why stagnation turns societies inward.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2005
3.73
255 ratings
📜 Economic History⚖️ Moral Economy🏛️ Political Economy🕊️ Prosperity And Tolerance📉 Stagnation And Decline
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
The Real Price of Everything
by Michael Lewis • 2007
Six books from the 1700s laid the real laws of prosperity. Modern economics forgot them.
3.69
134
📜 Classical Economics🏛️ Economic History🕊️ Free Market Theory🔩 Specialization🌐 Free Trade
The Real Price of Everything Summary
The Real Price of Everything 92%
Six books from the 1700s laid the real laws of prosperity. Modern economics forgot them.
by Michael Lewis 2007
3.69
134 ratings
📜 Classical Economics🏛️ Economic History🕊️ Free Market Theory🔩 Specialization🌐 Free Trade
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 92%
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 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 92%
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
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
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 92%
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
The Passions and the Interests
by Albert O. Hirschman • 1977
Before capitalism won, it was sold as a check on tyranny and a brake on dangerous passions.
4.14
811
📖 Intellectual History💰 Political Economy🧠 Political Psychology⚖️ Political Theory🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment
The Passions and the Interests Summary
The Passions and the Interests 92%
Before capitalism won, it was sold as a check on tyranny and a brake on dangerous passions.
by Albert O. Hirschman 1977
4.14
811 ratings
📖 Intellectual History💰 Political Economy🧠 Political Psychology⚖️ Political Theory🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment
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 92%
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
A Culture of Growth
by Joel Mokyr • 2016
What fueled modern growth? Not property rights. A cultural shift that made nature a solvable puzzle.
3.94
427
💰 Economic History📜 Intellectual History🧬 Cultural Evolution🕸️ Knowledge Networks🔬 Philosophy Of Science
A Culture of Growth Summary
A Culture of Growth 91%
What fueled modern growth? Not property rights. A cultural shift that made nature a solvable puzzle.
by Joel Mokyr 2016
3.94
427 ratings
💰 Economic History📜 Intellectual History🧬 Cultural Evolution🕸️ Knowledge Networks🔬 Philosophy Of Science
The Enlightenment
by John Robertson • 2015
It was never a single creed. The Enlightenment was three generations arguing how humans should live.
3.56
302
🧠 Intellectual History🏛️ Western Philosophy📜 Enlightenment Studies🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment📈 Idea Of Progress
The Enlightenment Summary
The Enlightenment 91%
It was never a single creed. The Enlightenment was three generations arguing how humans should live.
by John Robertson 2015
3.56
302 ratings
🧠 Intellectual History🏛️ Western Philosophy📜 Enlightenment Studies🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment📈 Idea Of Progress
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
Capitalism
by Ayn Rand • 1946
Capitalism's defense is moral, not practical: every other system depends on coercion, not consent.
3.90
4k+
🏛️ Objectivism🗽 Classical Liberalism🏭 Political Economy🔑 Property Rights🧠 Rational Self-Interest
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism 91%
Capitalism's defense is moral, not practical: every other system depends on coercion, not consent.
by Ayn Rand 1946
3.90
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Objectivism🗽 Classical Liberalism🏭 Political Economy🔑 Property Rights🧠 Rational Self-Interest
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt • 1946
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
4.16
22k+
🏫 Austrian Economics⚠️ Economic Fallacies📚 Economic Literacy🏛️ Free Market Economics🔧 Creative Destruction
Economics in One Lesson Summary
Economics in One Lesson 91%
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
by Henry Hazlitt 1946
4.16
22k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics⚠️ Economic Fallacies📚 Economic Literacy🏛️ Free Market Economics🔧 Creative Destruction
Principles of Economics
by Carl Menger • 1871
Economics rebuilt from a single claim: value is not a property of things, but a verdict of the mind.
4.30
726
🇦🇹 Austrian Economics💎 Subjective Value📉 Marginal Utility💰 Price Theory🪙 Origin Of Money
Principles of Economics Summary
Principles of Economics 91%
Economics rebuilt from a single claim: value is not a property of things, but a verdict of the mind.
by Carl Menger 1871
4.30
726 ratings
🇦🇹 Austrian Economics💎 Subjective Value📉 Marginal Utility💰 Price Theory🪙 Origin Of Money
Basic Economics
by Thomas Sowellm • 2000
Prices coordinate strangers. Ignore their signal and good intentions breed shortages and decay.
4.37
15k+
📈 Free Market Economics📚 Economic Literacy💰 Price Theory🎯 Incentive Analysis🔄 Unintended Consequences
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics 91%
Prices coordinate strangers. Ignore their signal and good intentions breed shortages and decay.
by Thomas Sowellm 2000
4.37
15k+ ratings
📈 Free Market Economics📚 Economic Literacy💰 Price Theory🎯 Incentive Analysis🔄 Unintended Consequences
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
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
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
Progress and Poverty
by Henry George • 1879
Machines and wealth multiply, yet wages fall and poverty deepens. The root is under every city.
4.30
781
🏛️ Political Economy📚 Classical Economics⚖️ Economic Inequality🌍 Land Reform🏞️ Commons And Enclosure
Progress and Poverty Summary
Progress and Poverty 91%
Machines and wealth multiply, yet wages fall and poverty deepens. The root is under every city.
by Henry George 1879
4.30
781 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📚 Classical Economics⚖️ Economic Inequality🌍 Land Reform🏞️ Commons And Enclosure
The Economics of Enough
by Diane Coyle • 2011
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
3.43
116
🏛️ Political Economy🌿 Environmental Economics📈 Sustainable Growth📊 Beyond Gdp⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Economics of Enough Summary
The Economics of Enough 91%
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
by Diane Coyle 2011
3.43
116 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🌿 Environmental Economics📈 Sustainable Growth📊 Beyond Gdp⚖️ Economic Inequality
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life
by Robert Skidelsky • 2012
Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.
3.56
2k+
🌱 Post-Growth Economics🛒 Anti-Consumerism⚖️ Economic Ethics⏳ Work-Time Reduction💰 Basic Income Debate
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life Summary
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life 91%
Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.
by Robert Skidelsky 2012
3.56
2k+ ratings
🌱 Post-Growth Economics🛒 Anti-Consumerism⚖️ Economic Ethics⏳ Work-Time Reduction💰 Basic Income Debate
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 91%
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
Lessons for the Young Economist
by Robert P. Murphy • 2010
Well-meaning laws often backfire. The economic logic that explains why, for young readers.
3.97
666
🧠 Austrian Economics🏷️ Price Theory👥 Division Of Labor📊 Profit And Loss🪙 Sound Money
Lessons for the Young Economist Summary
Lessons for the Young Economist 91%
Well-meaning laws often backfire. The economic logic that explains why, for young readers.
by Robert P. Murphy 2010
3.97
666 ratings
🧠 Austrian Economics🏷️ Price Theory👥 Division Of Labor📊 Profit And Loss🪙 Sound Money
The Armchair Economist
by Steven E. Landsburg • 1993
Why seat belts kill, recycling destroys forests, and good intentions so often backfire.
3.72
4k+
🛋️ Everyday Economics📊 Microeconomics🎯 Incentives⚡ Unintended Consequences🏛️ Chicago School
The Armchair Economist Summary
The Armchair Economist 91%
Why seat belts kill, recycling destroys forests, and good intentions so often backfire.
by Steven E. Landsburg 1993
3.72
4k+ ratings
🛋️ Everyday Economics📊 Microeconomics🎯 Incentives⚡ Unintended Consequences🏛️ Chicago School
Free to Choose
by Milton Friedman • 1979
Economic freedom isn't one value among many. It is the mechanism that delivers all the others.
4.22
10k+
🏪 Free Market Economics🏛️ Classical Liberalism🎓 Chicago School💰 Monetarism⚠️ Government Failure
Free to Choose Summary
Free to Choose 91%
Economic freedom isn't one value among many. It is the mechanism that delivers all the others.
by Milton Friedman 1979
4.22
10k+ ratings
🏪 Free Market Economics🏛️ Classical Liberalism🎓 Chicago School💰 Monetarism⚠️ Government Failure
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 91%
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
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 91%
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
Choice
by Robert P. Murphy • 2015
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
4.60
259
🏛️ Austrian Economics🔄 Spontaneous Order💰 Monetary Theory📉 Business Cycle Theory🗽 Classical Liberalism
Choice Summary
Choice 91%
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
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 91%
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
For a New Liberty
by Murray N. Rothbard • 1973
One moral law for governments and citizens. Apply it, and the state stands convicted.
4.28
3k+
🏫 Austrian Economics🗽 Libertarian Thought⚖️ Natural Rights🏴 Stateless Society🚫 Victimless Crimes
For a New Liberty Summary
For a New Liberty 90%
One moral law for governments and citizens. Apply it, and the state stands convicted.
by Murray N. Rothbard 1973
4.28
3k+ ratings
🏫 Austrian Economics🗽 Libertarian Thought⚖️ Natural Rights🏴 Stateless Society🚫 Victimless Crimes
Small is Beautiful
by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
4.09
7k+
🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful 90%
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973
4.09
7k+ ratings
🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
The Power in the Land
by Fred Harrison • 1983
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
4.13
15
🏗️ Land Economics🧾 Tax Reform📉 Business Cycles🏛️ Georgism📚 Political Economy
The Power in the Land Summary
The Power in the Land 90%
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
by Fred Harrison 1983
4.13
15 ratings
🏗️ Land Economics🧾 Tax Reform📉 Business Cycles🏛️ Georgism📚 Political Economy
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 90%
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
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? 90%
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
Naked Economics
by Charles Wheelan • 2002
Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.
4.03
20k+
📚 Economic Literacy🧭 Incentives And Behavior⚠️ Market Failures🌐 Globalization And Trade🌱 Development Economics
Naked Economics Summary
Naked Economics 90%
Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.
by Charles Wheelan 2002
4.03
20k+ ratings
📚 Economic Literacy🧭 Incentives And Behavior⚠️ Market Failures🌐 Globalization And Trade🌱 Development Economics
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy
by Ayn Rand • 1999
Why businessmen feel guilty for creating wealth, and the moral code that can stop it.
3.89
297
📜 Business Ethics🧠 Objectivism💎 Rational Self-Interest🗽 Economic Liberty💰 Moral Capitalism
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy Summary
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy 90%
Why businessmen feel guilty for creating wealth, and the moral code that can stop it.
by Ayn Rand 1999
3.89
297 ratings
📜 Business Ethics🧠 Objectivism💎 Rational Self-Interest🗽 Economic Liberty💰 Moral Capitalism
The Rise and Decline of Nations
by Mancur Olson • 1982
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
3.96
534
🏛️ Public Choice🤝 Collective Action💰 Rent-Seeking🏚️ Institutional Decay🎯 Special Interests
The Rise and Decline of Nations Summary
The Rise and Decline of Nations 90%
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
by Mancur Olson 1982
3.96
534 ratings
🏛️ Public Choice🤝 Collective Action💰 Rent-Seeking🏚️ Institutional Decay🎯 Special Interests
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 30,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel