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A sobering but pragmatic look at the widening economic divide and how technology is permanently rewriting the rules of work. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Average is Over.
- stark
- contemplative
- urgent
- 01
The war on normal people
Andrew Yang
An urgent, eye-opening exploration of technological disruption that pivots from economic alarm to a rallying cry for systemic change.
- 02
The Price of Inequality
Joseph E. Stiglitz
A rigorous, eye-opening autopsy of a rigged economic system that leaves you both frustrated and armed with understanding.
- 03
Good Economics for Hard Times
Esther Duflo
A compassionate, myth-busting journey through modern policy that replaces partisan panic with evidence-based hope.
- 04
Rise of the Robots
Martin Ford
A sobering, data-driven look into the encroaching obsolescence of human labor and the urgent need to rethink our economic future.
- 05
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
A dizzying, urgent roadmap to the exponential technological shifts about to reinvent our daily lives.
- 06
The Second Machine Age
Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
A sweeping, data-driven glimpse into a rapidly approaching future where human ingenuity and artificial intelligence collide.
- 07
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.
- 08
The undercover economist strikes back
Tim Harford
A witty, jargon-free tour through the hidden gears of the global economy that makes macroeconomics feel like a fascinating dinner party conversation.
- 09
The Curse of Bigness
Tim Wu
An urgent, historically grounded warning about the democratic dangers of unchecked corporate monopolies and a rallying cry for progressive reform.
- 10
Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
A sweeping, intellectually rigorous journey through history that decodes the hidden machinery of global inequality.
- 11
Global economic history
Robert C. Allen
A sweeping, efficient distillation of five centuries of global wealth, poverty, and the policies that divided the world.
- 12
Basic economics
Thomas Sowell · 2000
A masterclass in stripping away political rhetoric to reveal the hidden, often counterintuitive gears that drive human societies.
