economics

A fascinating world history thru the lens of cotton

A compelling story by Satyam Sankaramanchi about Subbai, a snack hawker who rises from poverty to wealth through cunning and loan sharking.

Niall Ferguson explores the history of banking, bonds, stocks, mortgages, and insurance, revealing that money is ultimately a matter of belief and trust.

Sebastian Edwards chronicles how Chile became the testing ground for Chicago School free-market economics, from miracle to mass protests.

Ezra Vogel's magisterial 750-page biography reveals how Deng Xiaoping transformed China into a global power through pragmatic reforms and economic experimentation.

by Sven Beckert

A fascinating world history thru the lens of cotton.

by Hu Anyan

A memoir of gig-worker precarity in China's delivery economy.

by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

A manifesto for supply-side liberalism arguing liberals should focus on building more, not just redistribution.

by Sebastian Edwards

How Chile became the testing ground for free-market economics with lasting consequences.

by Niall Ferguson

The financial history of the world through banking, bonds, stocks, and more.