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A sharp, accessible myth-busting journey that pulls back the curtain on the invisible rules governing our economic lives. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with 23 things they don't tell you about capitalism.
- intellectually stimulating
- demystifying
- eye-opening
- 01
Economics : the user's guide
Ha-Joon Chang
A friendly, jargon-busting toolkit that transforms the intimidating world of global finance into an accessible, empowering conversation.
- 02
Bad Samaritans
Ha-Joon Chang
A witty, myth-busting tour through economic history that turns everything you thought you knew about free trade upside down.
- 03
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Yanis Varoufakis
An intimate, jargon-free masterclass that demystifies the invisible economic forces shaping our world.
- 04
Inventing the Future
Nick Srnicek
A visionary, intellectually electric manifesto that dares to imagine a world where technology liberates humanity from the drudgery of wage labor.
- 05
Saving capitalism
Robert B. Reich
A clarifying, accessible dismantling of modern economic myths that leaves you feeling both righteously indignant and equipped to demand change.
- 06
Profit over People
Noam Chomsky
A clear-eyed, uncompromising dismantling of corporate power that ultimately champions the enduring hope of grassroots resistance.
- 07
Capitalism
James Fulcher · 2004
A concise, globe-trotting exploration of the economic engine that drives the modern world and the alternatives that challenge it.
- 08
Capitalism and freedom
Milton Friedman · 1962
A rigorous, uncompromising intellectual exercise that challenges the reader to rethink the relationship between the state and the individual.
- 09
Good Economics for Hard Times
Esther Duflo
A compassionate, myth-busting journey through modern policy that replaces partisan panic with evidence-based hope.
- 10
PostCapitalism
Paul Mason
An urgent, visionary roadmap for building a more just society from the ashes of a failing economic system.
- 11
Chokepoint Capitalism
Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
A righteous, eye-opening dismantling of how tech monopolies squeeze creators, paired with a battle plan for taking the power back.
- 12
Capitalist Realism
Mark Fisher
A sharp, claustrophobic diagnosis of the modern condition that articulates the exact shape of your everyday exhaustion.
