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A witty, myth-busting tour through economic history that turns everything you thought you knew about free trade upside down. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Bad Samaritans.

intellectually stimulating
urgent
eye-opening

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23 things they don't tell you about capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang
A sharp, accessible myth-busting journey that pulls back the curtain on the invisible rules governing our economic lives.
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- intellectually stimulating
- eye-opening
- provocative
- accessible
02
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.
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- intellectually stimulating
- accessible
03
Profit over People
Noam Chomsky
A clear-eyed, uncompromising dismantling of corporate power that ultimately champions the enduring hope of grassroots resistance.
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- urgent
- critical
04
The bottom billion
Paul Collier · 2007
A sobering yet pragmatic deep dive into the structural traps that keep the world's poorest nations from thriving.
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- intellectually stimulating
- urgent
- authoritative
05
How Asia Works
Joe Studwell
A paradigm-shifting masterclass that dismantles Western economic myths to reveal the gritty, pragmatic blueprints of national prosperity.
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- intellectually stimulating
- provocative
- authoritative
06
Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
A sweeping, intellectually rigorous journey through history that decodes the hidden machinery of global inequality.
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- authoritative
07
Good Economics for Hard Times
Esther Duflo
A compassionate, myth-busting journey through modern policy that replaces partisan panic with evidence-based hope.
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- intellectually stimulating
- authoritative
08
Global economic history
Robert C. Allen
A sweeping, efficient distillation of five centuries of global wealth, poverty, and the policies that divided the world.
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- authoritative
- the mechanics of wealth and poverty
09
The competitive advantage of nations
Michael E. Porter · 1990
A rigorous, paradigm-shifting exploration of how nations and industries truly build wealth in a complex global economy.
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- authoritative
10
Dead aid
Dambisa Moyo
A provocative and analytical dismantling of the traditional approach to international relief.
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- urgent
- provocative
- critical
11
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Yanis Varoufakis
An intimate, jargon-free masterclass that demystifies the invisible economic forces shaping our world.
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- urgent
- accessible
- critical
12
Doughnut economics
Kate Raworth
A visionary and pragmatic guide to redesigning global economics for a sustainable, human-centered future.
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- intellectually stimulating

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