Popular Economics

[A] tour de force of global historyBosma has turned the humble sugar crystal into a mighty prism for understanding aspects of global history and th...

Deep, informed, and reeks of common sense.Norman OrnsteinIt is now beyond debate that rising inequality is not only leaving millions of Americans l...

The story of the economists who championed the rise of free markets and fundamentally reshaped the modern world.As the post-World War II economic b...

**Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award***Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize*Pick...

No sector has been as vital as oil to the Russian economy since Vladimir Putin came to power. The longest serving leader since Stalin, Putin has pr...

This breakthrough scientific masterwork - and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - reveals the underlying forces that have shaped human history and will secu...

The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but even as governments around the world strive to put it behind us, they're also starting to talk about what hap...

'This book is an excellent explanation of why capitalism is not just successful, but morally right' Elon Musk'A joyful counterblast... packed with ...

'The most explosive, mind-blowing business book I've ever read' Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale'Jaw-droppi...

Economics drives the modern world and shapes our lives, but few of us feel we have time to engage with the breadth of ideas in the subject. 50 Econ...

'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' Yanis ...

'Naomi Klein's work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations' - Gret...

Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps and an international group of economists argue that economic health depends on the widespread presence of certain valu...

In Varieties of State Regulation, Yukyung Yeo explores how, despite Chinas increasing integration into the global market, the Chinese central party...

Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of clima...

Work is now more deadly than war, killing approximately 2.3 million people a year worldwide. The United States, with its complex regulatory system,...

A provocative history of the changing values that have given rise to our present discontents.We pursue power, pleasure, and profit. We want as much...

Winner of the William M. LeoGrande PrizeFor over a century, the United States has sought to improve the behavior of the peoples of Latin America. P...

Uses a combination of great stories and thoughtful analysis to suggest that we must find a way to change the purpose of our corporations if we are ...

Uses a combination of great stories and thoughtful analysis to suggest that we must find a way to change the purpose of our corporations if we are ...

We are only in the early stages of a broader revolution that will impact every aspect of the global economy, including commerce and government serv...

A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.Fast CompanyS...

A colorful history of US research universities, and a market-based theory of their global success.American education has its share of problems, but...

A fast-paced, behind-closed-doors account of the Federal Reserves decision making during the 2008 financial crisis, showing how Fed policymakers ov...

Intellectuals since the Industrial Revolution have been obsessed with whether, when, and why capitalism will collapse. This riveting account of two...

How ordinary Americans, frustrated by the legal and political wrangling over the Second Amendment, can fight for reforms that will both respect gun...

A comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the mortgage-securitization industry, which explains the complex roots of the 2008 financial crisis...

At a time when globalization is taking a step backward, whats the best way to organize a global enterprise? The key, explains political economist S...

Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of clima...

Doyne Farmer is the world's leading thinker on technological change. For decades he has focused on the question of how we can make sense of the dat...

You need this book.' Steven Bartlett, author of The Diary of a CEOThe world is changing. It's time for a new financial playbook.In this must-have g...

Impressive[Readers] will be rewarded with greater understanding of historical developments that changed the relationship between consumers and prod...

An ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that antidemocratic sentiment reflects fear of...

'Punchy, pithy and short.'  POLLY TOYNBEE, GUARDIAN COLUMNIST 'In an ideal world every citizen would read this essential book, and think hard.'  P...

A bold new biography of the thinker who demolished accepted economic theories in order to expose how people of economic and social privilege plunde...

A bold new biography of the thinker who demolished accepted economic theories in order to expose how people of economic and social privilege plunde...

Lucid and damning an absorbing and infuriating tale of complicity, coverup and denial PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN ...

'Compelling.' Reni Eddo-LodgeA 'must-read book for 2022', as picked by StylistMore than one fifth of children want to become influencers and it's e...

Instant Economics pulls together all the pivotal economic knowledge and thought into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet...

A top-to-bottom look at England's national game, from one of the UK's leading business economists.The Premier League is the most commercially succe...

This easy-to-understand and fully illustrated handbook teaches essential economic concepts so you can confidently apply economic reasoning in daily...