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"Over the past two centuries or so, capitalism has undergone profound changes--economic cycles that veer from boom to bust--from which it has always emerged transformed and strengthened. Surveying this turbulent history, Paul Mason's Postcapitalism argues that we are on the brink of a change so big and so profound that this time capitalism itself, the immensely complex system within which entire societies function, will mutate into something wholly...
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"Winner of the 2015 Hagley Prize in Business History, Hagley Museum and Library and Business History Conference" Walter A. Friedman is a historian at Harvard Business School and the author of Birth of a Salesman: The Transformation of Selling in America.
A gripping history of the pioneers who sought to use science to predict financial markets
The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers...
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A study of how the economic meltdown of 2008–09 was a chance to reset and what our economy, society, and geography will look like in the future.
We've weathered tough times before. History teaches us that periods of "creative destruction," like the Great Depression of the 1930s, also present opportunities to remake our economy and society and to generate whole new eras of economic growth and prosperity. In The Great Reset, bestselling...
We've weathered tough times before. History teaches us that periods of "creative destruction," like the Great Depression of the 1930s, also present opportunities to remake our economy and society and to generate whole new eras of economic growth and prosperity. In The Great Reset, bestselling...
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The must-read summary of John Perkins's book: "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man".
This complete summary of John Perkins's book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" reveals how economic projections were invented in order to convince other countries to accept important loans for infrastructure and development which they couldn't afford. In his book, the author provides evidence from interviews with officials and reveals the truth.
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The must-read summary of Raghuram G. Rajan's book: "Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy".
This complete summary of "Fault Lines" by Raghuram G. Rajan, a globally renowned economist, shows how the serious flaws in the economy were to blame for the global financial crisis. He warns readers that these fractures have not been fixed and that there is a possibility that another devastating crisis could strike if action is...
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