The New Economics
A Manifesto
Reviewer: Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild & Co/Cardiff Capital Region Econ Growth Partnership
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the wall of Wittenberg church. He argued that the Church’s internally consistent but absurd doctrines had pickled into a dogmatic structure of untruth. It was time for a Reformation. Half a millennium later, Steve Keen argues that economics needs its own Reformation.
The Resilient Society
Reviewer: Dame Kate Barker, British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
The Resilient Society, by Princeton University economist Markus Brunnermeier, describes how individuals, institutions, and nations can successfully navigate a dynamic, globalized economy filled with unknown risks.
Remembering and Learning from Financial Crises
Reviewer: Rosemary Connell
This collection of contributions from 12 authors covers financial crises in Western Europe and USA from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century.
The Spirit of Green
the economics of collisions and contagions in a crowded world
Reviewer: Keith Wade, Chief Economist, Schroders
The Spirit of Green by Nobel laureate William Nordhaus offers a primer on the economics of the environment and some key steps to limit global warming.
Adapting to Climate Change
Markets and the Management of an Uncertain Future
Reviewer: Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild & Co/Cardiff Region Econ Growth Partnership
This book considers how individual economic choices in response to climate change will transform the larger economy.
The Magic Money Tree
and Other Economic Tales
Reviewer: Bridget Rosewell
Lorenzo Forni examines the tension between economics and politics and considers why so many mistakes in economic policy-making are made for political reasons.
Where Credit Is Due
How Africa’s Debt Can Be A Benefit, Not A Burden
Reviewer: Lavan Mahadeva
Gregory Smith guides us expertly through the travails and successes in forty years of Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt and warns that we may still see a rerun of the 1980s borrowing boom that ended in a two-decade-long debt crisis.
Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through
The surprising story of Britain’s economy from boom to bust and back again
Reviewer: Rosemary Connell
Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through tells the story of how Britain's economy and politics have interacted with each other from the time of the Industrial Revolution right up to the pandemic of 2020.
Tumultuous Times
Central Banking in an Era of Crisis
Reviewer: Melissa Davies, Chief Economist, Redburn
Masaaki Shirakawa, who led the bank as governor from 2008 to 2013, provides a rare insider’s account of the workings of Japanese economic and monetary policy during this period and how it challenged mainstream economic thinking.
Nudge: The Final Edition
Reviewer: Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Adviser & Board Member, CEBR
Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the word has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens and consumers everywhere. Now, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein have updated the book, making use of their experiences in and out of government over the past dozen years as well as an explosion of new research.