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A rigorous, data-driven dismantling of the perceived successes of British privatization. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Great Divestiture.
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The economics of the welfare state
Barr, N. A. · 1987
A rigorous, analytical exploration of why social safety nets make economic sense.
- 02
The Great Transformation
Karl Polanyi · 1983
A sweeping, intellectually rigorous dismantling of the free-market myth that fundamentally changes how you view the relationship between society and the economy.
- 03
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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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.
- 05
The Government Machine
Jon Agar
A methodical exploration of how the gears of government transformed into the circuits of modern computing.
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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.
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Economics of regulation and antitrust
W. Kip Viscusi and Joseph E. Harrington · 1992
A rigorous, intellectually demanding exploration of the invisible rules that govern market power and competition.
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The Power of Productivity
William W. Lewis
A clear-eyed, data-driven autopsy of global economic inequality and a pragmatic blueprint for structural change.
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Basic economics
Thomas Sowell · 2000
A masterclass in stripping away political rhetoric to reveal the hidden, often counterintuitive gears that drive human societies.
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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.
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Free to choose
Milton Friedman · 1980
A passionate, accessible defense of free markets that feels like a fireside chat with a very persuasive economics professor.
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Understanding public policy
Thomas R. Dye · 1969
A clear-eyed, analytical look under the hood of the government machine, revealing the hidden models that shape our daily lives.
