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[Retard Baby Man No.17852481]

Hi, I'm retarded and don't have a clue about economics. Recommend me a book.

[Anonymous No.17852496]

Das Kapital

[Anonymous No.17852558]

Othmar Spann, History of Economics

[Anonymous No.17852564]

The ascent of money is really good, I was in the same boat as you

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!bGBGaUpA8kS No.17852577]

Debunking Economics, Steve Keen

[Anonymous No.17852624]

History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind, Goodson
https://counter-currents.com/2014/11/central-banking-and-human-bondage/
https://counter-currents.com/2014/10/kerry-boltons-the-banking-swindle/

These four articles too
https://counter-currents.com/tag/breaking-the-bondage-of-interest/

Slobodian, Tooze

[Anonymous No.17852710]

>>17852481
little bit of libertarianism
little bit of common sense social market economy

that way you'll be a classical liberal who understands you can bank off of empathy

[Anonymous No.17852714]

This will be infinitely more useful than all that has been recommended so far.

[Anonymous No.17852719]

>>17852481
This is just the right thing for you:
https://archive.org/details/how-an-economy-grows

[Anonymous No.17852777]

>>17852714
That's probably a little too advanced for Econ majors, remember they think their AP calculus models make them into mathematical titans

[Anonymous No.17852822]

Many gems worth digging up and displaying in the warosu lit archives.

[Anonymous No.17852842]

>>17852481
Just read Wealth of Nations. If you want to learn more read Capitalism and Freedom. You don't need more than that. Wealth of Nations is the pinnacle of economic theory and economic theory in an academic sense progress very little, it only contradicts itself more and more as time goes on.

[Anonymous No.17852850]

>>17852777
Gotta start somewhere, besides, when compared with most social “scientists” and with the bulk of the population they might as well be.

[Anonymous No.17852891]

Everyone keeps posting economics books but not tackling the main issue of OPs post, the fact that he’s retarded.

[Anonymous No.17852906]

>>17852481

[Anonymous No.17852929]

>>17852891
What are you talking about? Every recommendation has been pretty ad hoc desu.

[Anonymous No.17852945]

read the first chapter which is a short overview of topics as well as a brief history of economic thought

then from table of contents you can find topics that sound interesting and peruse at your leisure

don't listen to the commies shilling marx philosophy to you

[Anonymous No.17852950]

>>17852777
keked and checked.
I think if you acquired some sub-par AP Calc. skills, the ability to make vague graphs, a penchant for making hasty generalizations, and got some guy with an agenda to fund you, you would probably unstoppable in Econ.
Bonus points if you make reference to psychology in your work because we all know economics needs the scientific prestige of that field to help bolster it's claims.

[Anonymous No.17852971]

>>17852950
seething

[Anonymous No.17852989]

If you really are retarded you would be foolish to start with Smith, Ricardo et cetera. Of course the purists here will tell you that, but let's be realistic here.

Start with Naked Economics or something along those lines to just get an introduction. Check out MIT's course on microeconomics as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OkTw766oCs&list=PLUl4u3cNGP62oJSoqb4Rf-vZMGUBe59G-

[Anonymous No.17853006]

>>17852906
Disregard this post.

[Anonymous No.17853039]

>>17852971
Not in the least.
I love Economics but there a clear flaws with it as a science, both a priori and in reality.
Keep coping tho.

[Anonymous No.17853041]

>people recommending Marx and Smith
If OP asked for a book about chemistry, would you tell him to read medieval alchemists?

OP, the book you want is Acemoglu's Principles of Economics, it is the standard introductory economics text right now at universities. It will teach you what a market is, how supply and demand interact to determine somethings price, and the difference between macro and microeconomics.

[Anonymous No.17853053]

>>17853039
Enough to reply, kek.

[Anonymous No.17853056]

>>17852950

it's funny, actually you are not too far off but it's clear you have no idea what you are talking about

[Anonymous No.17853061]

>>17853039
seething

[Anonymous No.17853198]

>>17852481
1. Capital and much of Marx's work in general
For knowledge of how capitalism basically works and a more historic/anthropological perspective looking at production processes.
2. Wealth of nations
The first of the movement away from mercantilism, towards free markets, classical economics and modern industrialism.
3. The general theory of employment interest and money
Revolutionary work in the field of macroeconomics that has a lot to do with business cycles. Keynes triggers a lot of people because of how he is a market capitalist but rejects the laissez faire meme. To me he seems very logical. He insights into the multiplier effect, consumption, savings etc. should be common sense.
4. 21st century economics a reference handbook
A good overview. Less specific/historical and more normie than the others I have mentioned. Tbh this is probably what you're looking for.

[Anonymous No.17853213]

>>17852481
David Graeber - Debt. The 5000 years.

[Anonymous No.17853490]

Start here. Bit long but tolerable.

[Anonymous No.17853541]

>>17853490
Not OP, but I read that long ago and enjoyed it.
Any suggestions for a follow-up after I finish my current series?

[Anonymous No.17853544]

>>17852950
yep, you clearly know more about mathematics AND economics than pic related. enlighten us as to what achievements you have besides being an anonymous poster on an Indonesian child rapist forum

[Anonymous No.17854985]

[Anonymous No.17855010]

>>17853541
Give your macro economics some macro context

[Anonymous No.17855043]

>>17852481
don't bother, it's literally all "free market is best, here's 12321521 gorillion data that proves it". That's not wrong but the only reason to read it is if you need proof for that.

[Anonymous No.17855826]

>>17853490
>basic economics by thomas sowell
this is the correct answer. the most recent edition is comprehensive and makes other introductory works obsolete.

[Anonymous No.17855872]

>>17853544
Economics is a bit of a fraud, he's not wrong about that. There's just such pressure that large parts of the field have degenerated into political apologia. God knows where that comes from but our societies have always demanded reason to be applied to power and economics is at the heart of that. Even kings had to employ economists to justify their rapaciousness and not much has changed here.

[Anonymous No.17855879]

>>17852481
House of Leaves was pretty neat.

[Anonymous No.17855889]

your alma mater didn't make econ a general req for all grads? oof

[Anonymous No.17855964]

>>17852481
Don't bother. None of the """"""expert"""""" economists have any idea what the fuck is going on and pray their theories are correct at least in the short run so they can get more grant money. It's all modern day astrology.

https://youtu.be/HKMaYjSr984

[Anonymous No.17856490]

>>17852950
>psychology
>the scientific prestige of that field

[Anonymous No.17856603]

The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Its very good trust me, not much texts (but Big book) , easy to understand, pictures and so.
Its about historical, ideological, personal economics literally everything.

[Anonymous No.17857069]

>>17852481
IS THAT NICO ROSBERG???

[Anonymous No.17857084]

ABC of Economics, by Ezra Pound.

[Anonymous No.17857463]

>>17852481
Hi OP, lots of good advice in this thread already. Econ has many facets. I'd personally start with something about microeconomics to understand the basics. This is definitely the most boring part and most technical, but is necessary for getting and understanding. Understanding how utility is derived, how basic supply and demand work, how markets work in monopolies, perfect competition and oligopoly (Cournot, Stackelberg, Bertrand) are all crucial to not get stuck later on. Then read a work/textbook on macro to understand how interest, unemployment, money supply, currency value etc. between countries all interplay, here it already becomes more interesting.

After you know basic micro and macro, the world's your oyster. There are many disciplines you can start to look into. >>17852822 is a great reference for that. Like they said, Sen (or Piketty) would be great to start if you want to learn more about inequality. Stiglitz is quite interesting if you enjoy reading about Currency. For behavioural economics, Tversky and Kahneman are a good (but a little bit too pop-sci in my opinion) starting point, or Duesenberry if you're interested in the social aspect of behavioural economics. Of course, there's works on policy (austerity vs spending), implementing tolls in transport, whatever you find interesting.

I would definitely avoid >>17852496 >>17852577 >>17852906 when starting out in economics. While Marxist economy is definitely interesting, it does represent a niche, and in some aspects negates what is now seen as common theory (think for example about his value theory of labor). It would also directly push you into a certain political side of economics. Starting with Micro and Macro (I'd suggest textbooks) is probably the most 'neutral' way of getting into econ, after that feel free to develop your own theories. You can't start playing Jimi Hendrix' solo's without first knowing some basic chords either.

[Anonymous No.17857516]

>>17852481
economics in one lesson by hazlitt is a good starting point for jewish libertarianism, followed by sowell's basic economics

[Anonymous No.17857530]

>>17854985
fuck no, this is the real bookstopper dwarfing infinite jest - you could probably kill somebody with a copy of this

[Anonymous No.17857542]

>>17854985
What’s the consensus on this? Is praxeology astrology for Austrian men?

[Anonymous No.17858633]

>>17852481
Anything from the Mises Institute.

[Anonymous No.17858793]

>>17852481

Anti-Oedipus and/or the Nomadic War Machine