Business and Economics

Recent books on business and economics.

Updated November 15, 2024
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Growth: A History and a Reckoning
Daniel Susskind
Paper Book
A vivid account of the past, present, and future of economic growth, showing how and why we must continue to pursue it while responding to the challenges it creates. Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from the struggle for subsistence and made our...
Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation
Bryan Caplan
Paper Book
In this exciting new graphic novel, economist Bryan Caplan examines how changes to housing regulation can lead us to a vastly better world. Why are housing prices in America so unbelievably high, especially in the country's most desirable locations? The superficial answer is "supply...
This Time No Mistakes: How to Remake Britain
Will Hutton
Paper Book
'This Time No Mistakes is a brilliant book... an intellectual, historical, political read with some strong themes... read it if you haven't already.' Keir Starmer 'Represents the beginning of a new, urgent debate. The era that defined economics since the end of the Cold War is...
Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good
Loretta Napoleoni
Paper Book
A fascinating look at howthe Space Barons and Techtitans-heads of companies like Uber, Amazon, Tesla-have hijacked technology, preventing it from being used on behalf of the common goodandprofitingfrom the politics of fear and consumerism. The respected Italian economist and...
Restoring Sanity: Practices to Awaken Generosity, Creativity, and Kindness in Ourselves and Our Organizations
Margaret J. Wheatley
Paper Book
What Would It Be Like to Restore Sanity? What would it be like to work together again in creative and generous ways? What would it be like to be curious about who you're with rather than judging or fearing them? What would it be like to engage together in exploring possibilities rather than...
Environmental Innovation: An Action Plan for Saving the Economy and the Planet by 2050
Jack Buffington
Paper Book
A guide for our future that Booklist praises as "a practical and compelling deep dive into high-level solutions to address climate change, its impact on the economy, and our very survival." Defines the challenges facing climate goals and offers achievable...
Alice: The biggest untold story in the history of money
Stuart Kells
Paper Book
In the 1980s and 90s, amid an explosion in international money flows, a handful of people saw a new financial future and staked claims in it, triggering a battle to control the world's money markets. With phenomenal profits at stake, the conflict would go all the way to the United States Supreme...
Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Solution to the Housing Crisis
Charles L. Marohn Jr.
Paper Book
Housing is an investment. Investment prices must go up. Housing is shelter. When the price of shelter goes up, people experience distress. This is the housing trap. It's time to escape. In Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis,...
Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future
Vijay Govindarajan
Paper Book
Two world-renowned experts on innovation and digital strategy explore how real-time data and AI will radically transform physical products--and the companies that make them. Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google can collect real-time data from billions of users. For...

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