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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
An Essay on Economic Theory Summary
An Essay on Economic Theory 94%
Wealth is soil and sweat, not silver. New money favors whoever touches it first.
by Richard Cantillon 1755
4.10
128 ratings
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+
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
The Worldly Philosophers
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1953
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
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9k+
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
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
The Real Price of Everything Summary
The Real Price of Everything 91%
Six books from the 1700s laid the real laws of prosperity. Modern economics forgot them.
by Michael Lewis 2007
3.69
134 ratings
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
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations Summary
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 91%
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
by Karen McCreadie 2009
3.36
138 ratings
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
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
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
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
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2
by Fernand Braudel • 1979
Markets are transparent. Capitalism is their shadow, thriving on distance and state collusion.
4.47
603
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2 Summary
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2 91%
Markets are transparent. Capitalism is their shadow, thriving on distance and state collusion.
by Fernand Braudel 1979
4.47
603 ratings
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
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 91%
Self-interest, not kindness, feeds nations: the hidden mechanism behind all prosperity.
by Adam Smith 1776
3.92
287 ratings
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
The Wealth of Nations Summary
The Wealth of Nations 91%
How a pin factory explains prosperity, and why free exchange allocates it better than governments.
by Adam Smith 2010
3.91
421 ratings
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
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
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+
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 91%
Ten workers making 48,000 pins, one worker barely one: what the difference reveals about prosperity.
by Adam Smith 1776
3.89
35k+ ratings
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.
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255
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth Summary
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth 91%
Why tolerance and democracy depend on a growing economy, and why stagnation turns societies inward.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2005
3.73
255 ratings
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol. 3
by Fernand Braudel • 1979
Capitalism thrives by avoiding the market. How monopolies, not competition, built the modern world.
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498
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol. 3 Summary
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol. 3 91%
Capitalism thrives by avoiding the market. How monopolies, not competition, built the modern world.
by Fernand Braudel 1979
4.44
498 ratings
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
The Power in the Land Summary
The Power in the Land 91%
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
by Fred Harrison 1983
4.13
15 ratings
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.
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5k+
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 90%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
The Great Transformation
by Karl Polanyi • 1944
A market that governs itself is a myth. The attempt to build one unraveled civilization.
4.21
5k+
The Great Transformation Summary
The Great Transformation 90%
A market that governs itself is a myth. The attempt to build one unraveled civilization.
by Karl Polanyi 1944
4.21
5k+ ratings
What Is Property?
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon • 1840
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
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2k+
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
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? 90%
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
by Linda Yueh 2018
3.66
1k+ 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.
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569
50 Economics Classics Summary
50 Economics Classics 90%
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
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 90%
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
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+
Economic Policy Summary
Economic Policy 90%
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
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman • 1962
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
3.90
15k+
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom 90%
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
by Milton Friedman 1962
3.90
15k+ ratings
The Rise of the Western World
by Douglass C. North • 1973
The West did not rise because of technology. It rose because of property rights.
3.85
171
The Rise of the Western World Summary
The Rise of the Western World 90%
The West did not rise because of technology. It rose because of property rights.
by Douglass C. North 1973
3.85
171 ratings
Lombard Street
by Walter Bagehot • 1873
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
3.89
435
Lombard Street Summary
Lombard Street 90%
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873
3.89
435 ratings
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
by John Maynard Keynes • 1935
Mass unemployment can be a stable trap. Recovery requires investment, not wage cuts or patience.
3.85
6k+
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money Summary
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money 90%
Mass unemployment can be a stable trap. Recovery requires investment, not wage cuts or patience.
by John Maynard Keynes 1935
3.85
6k+ ratings
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1974
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
4.29
277
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale Summary
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale 90%
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1974
4.29
277 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 90%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
The Philosophy of Money
by Georg Simmel • 1900
Before coins, money was already an idea: that value is a relationship, not a substance.
4.04
426
The Philosophy of Money Summary
The Philosophy of Money 90%
Before coins, money was already an idea: that value is a relationship, not a substance.
by Georg Simmel 1900
4.04
426 ratings
Popular Economics
by John Tamny • 2015
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
3.64
300
Popular Economics Summary
Popular Economics 90%
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
by John Tamny 2015
3.64
300 ratings
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
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual Summary
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual 90%
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
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.
4.00
23
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies Summary
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies 90%
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
Debunking Economics
by Steve Keen • 2001
A handful of logical mistakes in economic theory made the Great Recession invisible to the experts.
4.04
820
Debunking Economics Summary
Debunking Economics 90%
A handful of logical mistakes in economic theory made the Great Recession invisible to the experts.
by Steve Keen 2001
4.04
820 ratings
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
The Passions and the Interests Summary
The Passions and the Interests 90%
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
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
The Gifts of Athena Summary
The Gifts of Athena 90%
The modern economy runs on a feedback loop between understanding nature and manipulating it.
by Joel Mokyr 2002
4.02
136 ratings
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt • 1946
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
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22k+
Economics in One Lesson Summary
Economics in One Lesson 90%
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
by Henry Hazlitt 1946
4.16
22k+ ratings
The Corruption of Economics
by Mason Gaffney • 1994
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
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16
The Corruption of Economics Summary
The Corruption of Economics 90%
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
by Mason Gaffney 1994
4.38
16 ratings
Basic Economics
by Thomas Sowellm • 2000
Prices coordinate strangers. Ignore their signal and good intentions breed shortages and decay.
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15k+
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics 90%
Prices coordinate strangers. Ignore their signal and good intentions breed shortages and decay.
by Thomas Sowellm 2000
4.37
15k+ ratings
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
Lessons for the Young Economist Summary
Lessons for the Young Economist 90%
Well-meaning laws often backfire. The economic logic that explains why, for young readers.
by Robert P. Murphy 2010
3.97
666 ratings
Choice
by Robert P. Murphy • 2015
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
4.60
259
Choice Summary
Choice 90%
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
by Robert P. Murphy 2015
4.60
259 ratings
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
by Murray N. Rothbard • 2018
Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.
4.31
955
What Has Government Done to Our Money? Summary
What Has Government Done to Our Money? 90%
Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.
by Murray N. Rothbard 2018
4.31
955 ratings
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+
Liberalism Summary
Liberalism 90%
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
GDP
by Diane Coyle • 2014
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
3.65
816
GDP Summary
GDP 90%
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
by Diane Coyle 2014
3.65
816 ratings
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
Defending the Free Market Summary
Defending the Free Market 90%
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
by Robert Sirico 2012
4.14
258 ratings
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
Capitalism Unbound Summary
Capitalism Unbound 90%
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
by Andrew Bernstein 2009
4.36
50 ratings
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter • 1942
The real threat to capitalism isn't failure. It's its own spectacular success.
3.99
3k+
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 90%
The real threat to capitalism isn't failure. It's its own spectacular success.
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942
3.99
3k+ ratings
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
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
Applied Economics
by Thomas Sowellm • 2003
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
4.18
3k+
Applied Economics Summary
Applied Economics 90%
Popular policies trade visible benefits for invisible costs. Applied economics reads the price tag.
by Thomas Sowellm 2003
4.18
3k+ ratings
Slouching Towards Utopia
by J. Bradford DeLong • 2022
The engine of mass prosperity was built after 1870. We never learned to steer it toward utopia.
3.92
2k+
Slouching Towards Utopia Summary
Slouching Towards Utopia 90%
The engine of mass prosperity was built after 1870. We never learned to steer it toward utopia.
by J. Bradford DeLong 2022
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Theory of Money and Credit
by Ludwig von Mises • 1912
Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.
4.20
1k+
The Theory of Money and Credit Summary
The Theory of Money and Credit 90%
Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.
by Ludwig von Mises 1912
4.20
1k+ ratings
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