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April 30, 2020

Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty

April 30, 2020/ David Murphy
Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty

Is famous economist Thomas Piketty right about inequality? David Murphy dissects.

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April 30, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Thomas Piketty, politics, nonfiction, Economics, capitalism, David Murphy, translations
March 20, 2020

Deaths of Despair by Anne Case & Angus Deaton

March 20, 2020/ David Murphy
Deaths of Despair by Anne Case & Angus Deaton

The authors of this important new book argue that the main problem with capitalism isn’t that we live in an unequal society but that we live in an unfair one … but how sound are their points?

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March 20, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Anne Case, Angus Deaton, Princeton University Press, capitalism, American culture, Economics, David Murphy
October 16, 2019

Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic

October 16, 2019/ David Murphy
Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic

Milanovic attempts to identify the key systemic, as opposed to incidental, social and economic features of two main variants of capitalism.

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October 16, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
capitalism, Branko Milanovic, Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, Economics, David Murphy
July 24, 2019

The Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor

July 24, 2019/ David Murphy
The Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor

Smart and interesting arguments as to why law can create inequality.

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July 24, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Katharina Pistor, Princeton University Press, capitalism, Economics, David Murphy
June 04, 2019

Darkness By Design by Walter Mattli

June 04, 2019/ David Murphy
Darkness By Design by Walter Mattli

Concepts are clearly and succinctly explained along the way which makes it inviting to new readers.

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June 04, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Walter Mattli, Princeton University Press, capitalism, expose, New York Stock Exchange, Economics, David Murphy
April 24, 2019

Capitalism in America by Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge

April 24, 2019/ David Murphy
Capitalism in America by Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge

A  decent summary of capitalism in America with brief but useful biographies of major figures.

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April 24, 2019/ David Murphy/
History, Politics & Economics
Alan Greenspan, Adrian Wooldridge, capitalism, American History, Penguin Random House, Economics
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