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Any short modern economics books that are enjoyable to read?

>> No.14068807

The ascent of money. Reading it right now

>> No.14068863

>>14068797
Define short and modern. I'll stick to around 100 pages

The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds by Warren Mosler (from 2010s)
http://moslereconomics-kg5winhhtut.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/7DIF_edited.pdf

Economic Philosophy by Joan Robinson (from 1960s)
https://archive.org/details/EconomicPhilosophy/page/n3

>> No.14068919

>>14068863
Short is less than 400 pages and modern is like 1990s on.

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>> No.14069000

>>14068990
>dude, you don't even know what you don't know

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>>14068919
I'm reading "The Bitcoin Standard" right now. Good read so far if I'm being honest

>> No.14069151

>>14068797
Piketty isnt exactly short, but I did enjoy it quite a bit.

I know his thesis was that capital accumulation and inequality are bad, but I couldnt help take away the exact opposite from his work. I was just like 'fuck I gotta start accumulating capital and pull away from these proletariat trash'

>> No.14069717

>>14068797
Conclusion made

>capitalism bad

actual conclusion to take

>buy stocks

the whole book is about one thing, that owning capital has a better return than anything about 5% and this causes inequality. Therefore buy stocks.

>> No.14069722

>>14069151
>inequality bad

but why? Leftist support the life styles of hunter gatherers so how can they be against inequality. Poverty is not the same thing as suffering.

>> No.14069730

>>14068797
Economics in One Lesson is great.

>> No.14069733

>>14069730
Oh, whoops, I didn’t see ‘modern’. My bad.