One Dozen or so Books on Economics
Discover a curated dozen of essential economics books, from Kindleberger's classic on financial crises to Hernando De Soto's insights on capital and growth.
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Manias, Panics, and Crashes
by Charles P. Kindleberger
Manias, Panics, and Crashes, Fifth Edition is an engaging and entertaining account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions over the centuries. Covering such topics as the history and anatomy of crises, speculative manias, and the lender of last resort, this book puts the turbulence of the financial world in perspective. The updated fifth edition expands upon each chapter, and includes two new chapters focusing on significant financial crises of the last fifteen years.
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The Mystery of Capital
by Hernando De Soto
In the West we've forgotten that creating this system is also what allowed people everywhere to leverage property into wealth.
