Books for the Holidays
Which economics book are worth your attention over the festive period? Steve and Phil give you some of their favourites.
Debunking Economics - the podcast · Steve Keen & Phil Dobbie
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Show Notes
Our podcast listeners often ask which economics books they should read to get up to speed on some of the discussions we have, and to understand more about the way the economy really works. This week, for those with a wad of book tokens gifted to them at Christmas, we look at a selection that are worth getting stuck into over the holiday period including:
- Gleeson-White, J. (2011). Double Entry. Sydney, Allen and Unwin. https://www.janegleesonwhite.com/double. A beautifully written exposition of the evolution of double-entry bookkeeping.
- Bak, P. (1996). How nature works: the science of self-organized criticality. New York, Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4757-5426-1. An accessible explanation of a complex subject.
- Minsky, H. P. (1982). Can "it" happen again? : essays on instability and finance. Armonk, N.Y., M.E. Sharpe. Can It Happen Again? | Essays on Instability and Finance | Hyman Minsk (taylorfrancis.com). About twenty very well written short essays by Minsky that explain his approach to economics. Much better than either of his books.
- Lynas, M. (2020). Our Final Warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency. London, HarperCollins Publishers. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Final-Warning-Degrees-Emergency-ebook/dp/B07YN9WSN8/. The best read on what climate change will actually mean.
- Adams, D. (2003). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts. additional material by M. J. Simpson. (25th Anniversary ed.). London, Pan Books. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Scripts/dp/1529034477. An antidote to reality.
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