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🎁 Gift Economy

Visions of exchange built on generosity rather than transaction — from indigenous traditions to open-source movements. These works challenge the assumption that self-interest is the only engine of prosperity.
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan
by Liesl Clark • 2020
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
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2k+
🧩 Anti-Consumerism🎁 Gift Economies🤝 Sharing Economy
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan Summary
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan 91%
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
by Liesl Clark 2020
3.44
2k+ ratings
🧩 Anti-Consumerism🎁 Gift Economies🤝 Sharing Economy
Beyond Money
by Anitra Nelson • 2022
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
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24
🏛️ Postcapitalism📉 Degrowth🤝 Commoning
Beyond Money Summary
Beyond Money 90%
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
by Anitra Nelson 2022
2.96
24 ratings
🏛️ Postcapitalism📉 Degrowth🤝 Commoning
Stone Age Economics
by Marshall Sahlins • 1974
Hunters and gatherers worked a few hours daily and wanted little. Scarcity is a modern invention.
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🏛️ Economic Anthropology🎁 Gift Economies🏹 Hunter-Gatherer Societies
Stone Age Economics Summary
Stone Age Economics 90%
Hunters and gatherers worked a few hours daily and wanted little. Scarcity is a modern invention.
by Marshall Sahlins 1974
3.92
535 ratings
🏛️ Economic Anthropology🎁 Gift Economies🏹 Hunter-Gatherer Societies
Sacred Economics
by Charles Eisenstein • 2011
Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.
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🏛 Heterodox Economics🎁 Gift Economies🌳 Commons And Enclosures
Sacred Economics Summary
Sacred Economics 90%
Money is a story. Our version programs scarcity, demands infinite growth, and hoards wealth.
by Charles Eisenstein 2011
4.21
2k+ ratings
🏛 Heterodox Economics🎁 Gift Economies🌳 Commons And Enclosures
Infectious Generosity
by Chris J. Anderson • 2024
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
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🦠 Viral Altruism🎁 Science Of Giving💝 Non-Monetary Gifts
Infectious Generosity Summary
Infectious Generosity 90%
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
by Chris J. Anderson 2024
3.62
1k+ ratings
🦠 Viral Altruism🎁 Science Of Giving💝 Non-Monetary Gifts
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
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🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom🎁 Gift Economies🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The Serviceberry Summary
The Serviceberry 89%
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024
4.27
70k+ ratings
🧙🏽 Indigenous Wisdom🎁 Gift Economies🧠 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The Paradox of Generosity
by Christian Smith • 2014
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
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114
🎁 Generosity🤝 Prosocial Behavior😊 Positive Psychology
The Paradox of Generosity Summary
The Paradox of Generosity 89%
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
by Christian Smith 2014
3.85
114 ratings
🎁 Generosity🤝 Prosocial Behavior😊 Positive Psychology
Amazing Decisions
by Dan Ariely • 2019
Two rulebooks run your life, one for friends and one for money. Mixing them backfires predictably.
3.63
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🧠 Behavioral Economics🤝 Social Norms🎯 Incentive Design
Amazing Decisions Summary
Amazing Decisions 89%
Two rulebooks run your life, one for friends and one for money. Mixing them backfires predictably.
by Dan Ariely 2019
3.63
629 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤝 Social Norms🎯 Incentive Design
Argonauts of the Western Pacific; An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea.
by Bronisław Malinowski • 1922
A Pacific ceremonial shell ring reveals an economy driven by honor, not self-interest.
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🏦 Economic Anthropology🎁 Gift Economies📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork
Argonauts of the Western Pacific; An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea. Summary
Argonauts of the Western Pacific; An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea. 88%
A Pacific ceremonial shell ring reveals an economy driven by honor, not self-interest.
by Bronisław Malinowski 1922
3.76
1k+ ratings
🏦 Economic Anthropology🎁 Gift Economies📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork
What's Mine Is Yours
by Rachel Botsman • 2010
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
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🔄 Sharing Economy🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms♻️ Sustainable Consumption
What's Mine Is Yours Summary
What's Mine Is Yours 88%
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
by Rachel Botsman 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
🔄 Sharing Economy🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms♻️ Sustainable Consumption
Free
by Chris Anderson • 2009
Free is not a price point; it's a business model built on attention, trust, and the new scarcities.
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18k+
💻 Digital Economics💰 Pricing Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics
Free Summary
Free 88%
Free is not a price point; it's a business model built on attention, trust, and the new scarcities.
by Chris Anderson 2009
3.88
18k+ ratings
💻 Digital Economics💰 Pricing Strategy🧠 Behavioral Economics
Economies and Cultures
by Richard R. Wilk • 1996
The rational market actor is a myth: economic life runs on gifts, status, and cultural meaning.
3.79
114
🏛️ Economic Anthropology🔗 Embedded Economies🎁 Reciprocity
Economies and Cultures Summary
Economies and Cultures 88%
The rational market actor is a myth: economic life runs on gifts, status, and cultural meaning.
by Richard R. Wilk 1996
3.79
114 ratings
🏛️ Economic Anthropology🔗 Embedded Economies🎁 Reciprocity
The Post-Corporate World
by David C. Korten • 1999
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
3.77
132
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Post-Corporate World Summary
The Post-Corporate World 88%
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
by David C. Korten 1999
3.77
132 ratings
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Wealth of Networks
by Yochai Benkler • 2006
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
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🌐 Digital Commons👥 Mass Collaboration💻 Open Source Culture
The Wealth of Networks Summary
The Wealth of Networks 88%
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
by Yochai Benkler 2006
3.96
2k+ ratings
🌐 Digital Commons👥 Mass Collaboration💻 Open Source Culture
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies
by Karl Polanyi • 1971
The market system we take for granted is a 200-year anomaly, built on three dangerous fictions.
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23
🌍 Economic Anthropology💸 Capitalism Critique🏛️ Institutional Economics
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies Summary
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies 88%
The market system we take for granted is a 200-year anomaly, built on three dangerous fictions.
by Karl Polanyi 1971
4.00
23 ratings
🌍 Economic Anthropology💸 Capitalism Critique🏛️ Institutional Economics
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2014
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
3.92
2k+
🏚️ Post-Capitalism🤝 Sharing Economy🤖 Technological Unemployment
The Zero Marginal Cost Society Summary
The Zero Marginal Cost Society 88%
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
by Jeremy Rifkin 2014
3.92
2k+ ratings
🏚️ Post-Capitalism🤝 Sharing Economy🤖 Technological Unemployment
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
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📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge🌿 Nature Connection🌱 Ecological Restoration
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 88%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ ratings
📜 Traditional Ecological Knowledge🌿 Nature Connection🌱 Ecological Restoration
Smart Money Smart Kids
by Dave Ramsey • 2014
From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.
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🧒 Financial Parenting🚫 Debt-Free Living🎓 College Without Loans
Smart Money Smart Kids Summary
Smart Money Smart Kids 88%
From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.
by Dave Ramsey 2014
4.26
7k+ ratings
🧒 Financial Parenting🚫 Debt-Free Living🎓 College Without Loans
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.
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🌱 Post-Growth Economics🛒 Anti-Consumerism⚖️ Economic Ethics
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life Summary
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life 88%
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
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
Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful 87%
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
Good Money Revolution
by Derrick Kinney • 2022
What if wealth-building was an act of generosity? A practical plan to earn, save, and give.
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💰 Personal Finance🧠 Money Mindset🎁 Charitable Giving
Good Money Revolution Summary
Good Money Revolution 87%
What if wealth-building was an act of generosity? A practical plan to earn, save, and give.
by Derrick Kinney 2022
3.75
168 ratings
💰 Personal Finance🧠 Money Mindset🎁 Charitable Giving
Mine!
by Michael A. Heller • 2021
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
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2k+
💸 Behavioral Economics🏠 Property Rights🤝 Conflict Resolution
Mine! Summary
Mine! 87%
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
by Michael A. Heller 2021
4.11
2k+ ratings
💸 Behavioral Economics🏠 Property Rights🤝 Conflict Resolution
The Art of Frugal Hedonism
by Annie Raser-Rowland • 2017
Spend nothing to feel rich: how to live luxuriously on less by retraining your senses.
3.62
7k+
🧮 Frugal Living🌿 Simple Living🚫 Anti-Consumerism
The Art of Frugal Hedonism Summary
The Art of Frugal Hedonism 87%
Spend nothing to feel rich: how to live luxuriously on less by retraining your senses.
by Annie Raser-Rowland 2017
3.62
7k+ ratings
🧮 Frugal Living🌿 Simple Living🚫 Anti-Consumerism
Early Retirement Extreme
by Jacob Lund Fisker • 2010
Retire in five years: save 75% of your income and learn to do absolutely everything yourself.
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🏦 Financial Independence🧮 Extreme Frugality🌱 Voluntary Simplicity
Early Retirement Extreme Summary
Early Retirement Extreme 87%
Retire in five years: save 75% of your income and learn to do absolutely everything yourself.
by Jacob Lund Fisker 2010
3.96
4k+ ratings
🏦 Financial Independence🧮 Extreme Frugality🌱 Voluntary Simplicity
The Mesh
by Lisa Gansky • 2010
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
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🤝 Sharing Economy💡 Business Model Innovation♻️ Circular Economy
The Mesh Summary
The Mesh 87%
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
by Lisa Gansky 2010
3.66
1k+ ratings
🤝 Sharing Economy💡 Business Model Innovation♻️ Circular Economy
Why Trust Matters
by Benjamin Ho • 2021
Trust is a calculated risk, not a feeling. How it built civilization, and why it's eroding.
3.70
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🧠 Behavioral Economics🤝 Social Trust🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Why Trust Matters Summary
Why Trust Matters 87%
Trust is a calculated risk, not a feeling. How it built civilization, and why it's eroding.
by Benjamin Ho 2021
3.70
56 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤝 Social Trust🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Civilized to Death
by Christopher Ryan • 2018
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
4.12
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🏹 Hunter-Gatherer Studies🚫 Myth Of Progress⚠️ Civilization'S Costs
Civilized to Death Summary
Civilized to Death 87%
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
by Christopher Ryan 2018
4.12
5k+ ratings
🏹 Hunter-Gatherer Studies🚫 Myth Of Progress⚠️ Civilization'S Costs
Everything for Everyone
by Nathan Schneider • 2018
The cooperative model that electrified rural America is being rebuilt to challenge Uber and Amazon.
3.96
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🏘️ Cooperative Economics🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Solidarity Economy
Everything for Everyone Summary
Everything for Everyone 87%
The cooperative model that electrified rural America is being rebuilt to challenge Uber and Amazon.
by Nathan Schneider 2018
3.96
140 ratings
🏘️ Cooperative Economics🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Solidarity Economy
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
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30k+
🖥️ Digital Economics🎯 Niche Markets🔍 Algorithmic Curation
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 87%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
🖥️ Digital Economics🎯 Niche Markets🔍 Algorithmic Curation
The Life You Can Save
by Peter Singer • 2009
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
4.15
7k+
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
The Life You Can Save Summary
The Life You Can Save 87%
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
by Peter Singer 2009
4.15
7k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
Glimpses of Utopia
by Jess Scully • 2020
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
3.97
110
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship
Glimpses of Utopia Summary
Glimpses of Utopia 87%
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
by Jess Scully 2020
3.97
110 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship
The Penguin and the Leviathan
by Yochai Benkler • 2011
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
3.70
351
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation
The Penguin and the Leviathan Summary
The Penguin and the Leviathan 87%
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
by Yochai Benkler 2011
3.70
351 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation
Intention Economy
by Doc Searls • 2012
The market flipped: when customers bring the data and set the terms, everybody wins.
3.71
177
🌐 Internet Commerce💪 Customer Empowerment🔐 Data Ownership
Intention Economy Summary
Intention Economy 87%
The market flipped: when customers bring the data and set the terms, everybody wins.
by Doc Searls 2012
3.71
177 ratings
🌐 Internet Commerce💪 Customer Empowerment🔐 Data Ownership
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
4.17
8k+
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better 87%
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
8k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty
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
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🏛️ Political Economy🌿 Environmental Economics📈 Sustainable Growth
The Economics of Enough Summary
The Economics of Enough 87%
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
The Last Economy
by Emad Mostaque • 2025
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
4.26
304
🤖 Ai And Society📉 Beyond Gdp🕸️ Network Effects
The Last Economy Summary
The Last Economy 87%
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
by Emad Mostaque 2025
4.26
304 ratings
🤖 Ai And Society📉 Beyond Gdp🕸️ Network Effects
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer • 2014
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
4.02
149
🏦 Rentier Capitalism🏝️ Tax Havens📈 Financialization
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich 87%
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
by Andrew Sayer 2014
4.02
149 ratings
🏦 Rentier Capitalism🏝️ Tax Havens📈 Financialization
Working in Public
by Nadia Eghbal • 2020
Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.
3.92
951
💻 Open Source Software💰 Creator Economy👁️ Attention Economics
Working in Public Summary
Working in Public 87%
Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.
by Nadia Eghbal 2020
3.92
951 ratings
💻 Open Source Software💰 Creator Economy👁️ Attention Economics
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart • 2002
After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.
3.98
250
⚖️ Market Socialism🗳️ Workplace Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism
After Capitalism Summary
After Capitalism 87%
After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.
by David Schweickart 2002
3.98
250 ratings
⚖️ Market Socialism🗳️ Workplace Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism
Giftology
by John Ruhlin • 2016
One knife, no logo, worst possible moment. The business gift that actually works.
4.06
1k+
🎁 Corporate Gifting🔄 Client Retention📣 Referral Marketing
Giftology Summary
Giftology 87%
One knife, no logo, worst possible moment. The business gift that actually works.
by John Ruhlin 2016
4.06
1k+ ratings
🎁 Corporate Gifting🔄 Client Retention📣 Referral Marketing
Why Information Grows
by César A. Hidalgo • 2015
Economies grow when knowledge solidifies into products. Information is physical, not abstract.
3.97
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🧮 Information Economics🔥 Thermodynamics And Order🌀 Complexity Science
Why Information Grows Summary
Why Information Grows 87%
Economies grow when knowledge solidifies into products. Information is physical, not abstract.
by César A. Hidalgo 2015
3.97
2k+ ratings
🧮 Information Economics🔥 Thermodynamics And Order🌀 Complexity Science
What Money Can't Buy
by Michael J. Sandel • 2012
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
3.93
14k+
🛒 Commodification🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Neoliberalism
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy 87%
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
by Michael J. Sandel 2012
3.93
14k+ ratings
🛒 Commodification🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Neoliberalism
Discover Your Inner Economist
by Tyler Cowen • 2007
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
3.41
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🕊️ Signaling Theory
Discover Your Inner Economist Summary
Discover Your Inner Economist 87%
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
by Tyler Cowen 2007
3.41
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🛒 Everyday Economics🕊️ Signaling Theory
Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets
by Steven H. Goldberg • 2009
Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.
3.41
22
🏢 Nonprofit Management🌱 Social Entrepreneurship💸 Venture Philanthropy
Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets Summary
Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets 87%
Philanthropy's defect: donations scatter, nothing scales. The fix looks like a stock market.
by Steven H. Goldberg 2009
3.41
22 ratings
🏢 Nonprofit Management🌱 Social Entrepreneurship💸 Venture Philanthropy
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
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🛒 Consumer Culture🏢 Corporate Power📺 Media Criticism
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 87%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
🛒 Consumer Culture🏢 Corporate Power📺 Media Criticism
SuperFreakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt • 2009
Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.
4.00
135k+
📉 Pop-Economics🧠 Incentive Design🧐 Myth Busting
SuperFreakonomics Summary
SuperFreakonomics 87%
Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.
by Steven D. Levitt 2009
4.00
135k+ ratings
📉 Pop-Economics🧠 Incentive Design🧐 Myth Busting
Trust
by Francis Fukuyama • 1995
Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.
3.96
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🤝 Social Trust📊 Political Economy🏛️ Social Capital
Trust Summary
Trust 87%
Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.
by Francis Fukuyama 1995
3.96
753 ratings
🤝 Social Trust📊 Political Economy🏛️ Social Capital
Stuffocation
by James Wallman • 2013
More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.
3.49
4k+
🛒 Consumer Culture🎭 Experience Economy🚫 Anti-Consumerism
Stuffocation Summary
Stuffocation 87%
More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.
by James Wallman 2013
3.49
4k+ ratings
🛒 Consumer Culture🎭 Experience Economy🚫 Anti-Consumerism
Toxic Charity
by Robert D. Lupton • 2011
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
3.94
5k+
📉 Charity Critique💰 Microfinance🏘️ Community Development
Toxic Charity Summary
Toxic Charity 87%
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
by Robert D. Lupton 2011
3.94
5k+ ratings
📉 Charity Critique💰 Microfinance🏘️ Community Development
How to Reform Capitalism
by The School of Life • 2019
The problem with business isn't greed. It's a failure to imagine what we actually want.
3.17
279
🏛️ Conscious Capitalism🛍️ Ethical Consumption🎨 Art And Commerce
How to Reform Capitalism Summary
How to Reform Capitalism 87%
The problem with business isn't greed. It's a failure to imagine what we actually want.
by The School of Life 2019
3.17
279 ratings
🏛️ Conscious Capitalism🛍️ Ethical Consumption🎨 Art And Commerce
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