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Book reviews

The Banker Who Made America

Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731‑1821

Author: Richard Vague
Reviewer: Max Magnacca

The Rage of Party

How Whig Versus Tory Made Modern Britain

Author: George Owers
Reviewer: Bridget Rosewell

Money and Inflation at the Time of Covid

Author: Tim Congdon
Reviewer: Felix Hathaway

False Dawn

The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery 1933‑1947

Author: George Selgin
Reviewer: Ian Harwood

Fixed

Why Personal Finance Is Broken and How to Make it Work for Everyone

Author: John Y. Campbell and Tarun Ramadorai
Reviewer: Ian Bright*

Capitalism

A Global History

Author: Sven Beckert
Reviewer: Arno Hantzsche

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World

A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate

Author: Dani Rodrik
Reviewer: Lavan Mahadeva

Heterodox Economics

Author: Andrew Trigg
Reviewer: Geoff Crocker, Author, ‘Rethinking Income and Money’, (Palgrave 2025)

Chokepoints

How Economic Warfare is Changing the World

Author: Edward Fishman
Reviewer: William A. Allen, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

On Natural Capital – The Value of the World Around Us

Author: Partha Dasgupta
Reviewer: Kate Barker, Universities Superannuation Scheme

Mismanaged Decline

What Politicians Won’t Tell You About the Economy

Author: Vicky Pryce and Andy Ross
Reviewer: Andrew Smith

Eclipsing the West, China, India and the Forging of a New World

Author: Vince Cable
Reviewer: Vicky Pryce

The Growth Story of the 21st Century

the Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action

Author: Nicholas Stern
Reviewer: Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild & Co/Cardiff Capital Region

Two Paths to Prosperity

Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000

Author: Avner Greif, Guido Tabellini, and Joel Mokyr
Reviewer: Filippo Gaddo

Money: A Story of Humanity

Author: David McWilliams
Reviewer: Richard Urwin, Chair, Saranac Partners Investment Committee

Crisis Cycle: Challenges, Evolution, and Future of the Euro

Author: John H Cochrane, Luis Garicano and Klaus Masuch
Reviewer: Max Magnacca

Why We’re Getting Poorer

A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix it

Author: Cahal Moran
Reviewer: Kate Barker, Universities Superannuation Scheme

The Fractured Age

How the Return of Geopolitics Will Splinter the Global Economy

Author: Neil Shearing
Reviewer: Rosie Cornelius, Independent Economist and former Chief Analyst, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump

What the Trade War Means for the World

Author: Philip Coggan
Reviewer: Geoff Crocker, Author, 'Rethinking Income and Money

Leading financial journalist Philip Coggan lifts the lid on Trump's economic gamble, why it's a universal threat and how we can make sense of this new 'age of chaos'. This is his clear-sighted and powerful rallying cry in defence of global trade - and why it matters for the world.

Richer and More Equal

A New History of Wealth in the West

Author: Daniel Waldenstrom
Reviewer: Bridget Rosewell

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Articles reflect the authors’ views which are not necessarily shared by the Society or the Editor. The Editor welcomes comments, ideas and articles on a wide range of applied economics topics and related issues of more general interest.

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