Simon Wood's votes on the list Best Economics Books

Listopia > Simon Wood's votes on the list Best Economics Books (51 Books)

1	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.30 avg rating — 53,444 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens by Nicholas Shaxson 4.18 avg rating — 1,946 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey 4.13 avg rating — 7,288 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Blyth 4.09 avg rating — 2,021 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang 4.20 avg rating — 5,723 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy by Thomas Frank 3.86 avg rating — 630 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy by Joseph E. Stiglitz 3.88 avg rating — 4,059 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Market Driven Politics: Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest by Colin Leys 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A History of Economics: The Past as the Present by John Kenneth Galbraith 4.02 avg rating — 678 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business by Richard Brooks 3.89 avg rating — 130 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph E. Stiglitz 3.87 avg rating — 8,175 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor by Erik S. Reinert 4.21 avg rating — 640 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed by Paul Mason 3.83 avg rating — 159 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The First Industrial Nation: The Economic History of Britain 1700 - 1914 by Peter Mathias 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	No alternative? unemployment in Britain. by Sean Glynn it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Capitalism Unleashed: Finance, Globalization, and Welfare by Andrew Glyn 3.76 avg rating — 50 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade by Joseph E. Stiglitz 3.92 avg rating — 606 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by Richard G. Wilkinson 4.13 avg rating — 7,170 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Cost of Inequality: Three Decades of the Super-rich and the Economy by Stewart Lansley 3.85 avg rating — 78 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain by George Monbiot 3.96 avg rating — 462 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	After the New Economy: The Binge . . . And the Hangover That Won t Go Away by Doug Henwood 3.97 avg rating — 73 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy by James S. Henry 3.58 avg rating — 62 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Capitalism and Its Economics: A Critical History by Douglas Dowd 3.85 avg rating — 40 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith 3.92 avg rating — 6,299 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Banking On Death: Or Investing in Life: The History and Future of Pensions by Robin Blackburn 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Making of New World Slavery: From the Baroque to the Modern 1492-1800 by Robin Blackburn 3.87 avg rating — 149 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Mrs. Thatcher's economic experiment by William Keegan 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Vital Century: England's Developing Economy, 1714-1815 by John Rule 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	British Imperialism: Crisis and Deconstruction, 1914-1990 by P.J. Cain 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion 1688-1914 by P.J. Cain 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by James K. Galbraith 3.95 avg rating — 489 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Trouble With Billionaires: Why Too Much Money At The Top Is Bad For Everyone by Linda McQuaig 3.99 avg rating — 205 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Industry and Empire: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution by Eric J. Hobsbawm 3.92 avg rating — 563 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Reformation to Industrial Revolution by Christopher Hill 3.89 avg rating — 66 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by Ernst F. Schumacher 4.09 avg rating — 6,999 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang 3.96 avg rating — 12,607 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Enigma of Capital: And the Crises of Capitalism by David Harvey 4.02 avg rating — 1,495 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean 4.22 avg rating — 27,808 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Age Shock: How Finance Is Failing Us by Robin Blackburn 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	No Logo by Naomi Klein 3.89 avg rating — 32,720 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 3.65 avg rating — 195,314 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right by Thomas Frank 3.80 avg rating — 1,973 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Food Wars by Walden F. Bello 3.74 avg rating — 130 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company by John Keay 3.75 avg rating — 672 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Against The Conventional Wisdom: A Primer For Current Economic Controversies And Proposals by Douglas Dowd 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Contours of Descent: U.S. Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity by Robert Pollin 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Live Working or Die Fighting: How the Working Class Went Global by Paul Mason 3.92 avg rating — 146 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century by Harry Braverman 4.29 avg rating — 870 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Injustice: Why Social Inequality Persists by Danny Dorling 3.97 avg rating — 163 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Against Austerity: How we Can Fix the Crisis they Made by Richard Seymour 4.05 avg rating — 63 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich by Kevin Phillips 3.92 avg rating — 653 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars