The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Reviewer: Leath Al Obaidi
One of the most influential writers on economics, a reckoning with how and why the relationship between democracy and capitalism is coming undone.
A Modern Economic History of Japan
Reviewer: Ian Harwood
The modern economic history of Japan is an extraordinary tale. The country rose over the course of just a hundred and twenty odd years from outright backwardness to the elite tier of the most advanced economies.
The World Under Capitalism
Observations on Economics, Politics, History and Culture
Reviewer: Ian Bright
Providing an abundance of vital insights into evolution and dynamics of the world under capitalism.
Equality
What It Means and Why It Matters
Reviewer: Vicky Pryce
Two of the world's most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us.
The Business of History
Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce
Reviewer: William A. Allen, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
This book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.
Price Setting
Reviewer: Arno Hantzsche
The prices of some products fluctuate dramatically, while others remain more constant. What accounts for these extreme differences?
Atlas of Finance
Mapping the Global Story of Money
Reviewer: Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild & Co / Cardiff Capital Region
A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history.
Status, States and Moral Sentiments
Reviewer: Bridget Rosewell
Respect can be understood as a considerate that is expressed through the adequate acknowledgement of somebody's current status position.
Beyond Banks
Technology, Regulation and the Future of Money
Reviewer: Richard Urwin, Chair, Saranac Partners Investment Committee
How new technology is rapidly changing the nature of money and the way we pay.
Environomics
How the Global Economy is Going Green
Reviewer: Neil Reeder
In this vibrant and eye-opening book, economist and broadcaster Dharshini David follows the course of an average day – from the moment we flick on the light in the morning – to reveal the green changes that are already taking place in every aspect of our world.
King Dollar
The Past and Future of the World’s Dominant Currency
Reviewer: Ian Harwood
An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy-and what that means for America and the World.
The Paradox of Debt
A New Path to Prosperity Without Crisis
Reviewer: Ollie Clark
In the Paradox of Debt, Richard Vague shows that the real factor that drives both financial crises and spiralling inequality - but also, paradoxically, economic growth - is ever-rising private debt.
Euroshock
How the Largest Debt Restructuring in History Helped Save Greece and Preserve the Eurozone
Reviewer: Max Magnacca
The inside story of the unprecedented restructuring of Greece's debt in 2012-the largest restructuring in history.
No One Left
Why the World Needs More Children
Reviewer: Vicky Pryce
A population calamity is unfolding before our eyes. It started in parts of the developed world and is spreading to the four corners of the globe. There are just too few babies being born for humanity to replace itself.
The Corporation in the 21st Century
Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told About Business is Wrong
Reviewer: Bridget Rosewell
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroeder's Business book of 2024
The Art of Uncertainty
How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck
Reviewer: Ian Bright
From the Uk's 'statistical national treasure', a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with the risk of uncertainty.
The Data Economy
Tools and Applications
Reviewer: Lavan Mahadeva
Tools from macroeconomics and finance to incorporate the central role that data plays in the economy
Kaput
The End of the German Miracle
Reviewer: Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild & Co/Cardiff Capital Region
Until recently, Germany appears to be a paragon of economic and political success. In 'Kaput', Wolfgang Munchau argues that the weaknesses of Germany's economy have, in fact, been brewing for decades.
Material World
A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future
Reviewer: Arno Hantzsche
Sand, Salt, Iron, Copper, Oil and Lithium. The built our world, and they will transform our future. The Sunday Times Bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week.
The Laissez‑Faire Experiment
Why Britain embraced and then abandoned small government, 1800‑1914
Reviewer: William A. Allen, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Why Britain's attempt at small government proved unable to cope with the challenges of the modern world
