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| ECONOMICS |
This category is for books explaining the theory and practice of economics: the various schools of thought; how depression, inflation, recession, and other crises are dealt with; and how economic controls (as with patents) and models (as with climate change) apply to the real world. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR |
TITLE (Linked to review) |
RATING (0-5) |
REVIEW DATE |
ONE-LINE DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin, Robert | The Crime of Reason | 4.0 | 9/26/2013 | Physics Nobelist Laughlin does a decent job on America's dysfunctional patent system in Chapter 5, but not so well overall with his hypothesis based on economics. |
| Nadeau, Robert L. | The Environmental Endgame | 5.0 | 1/07/2009 | Professor Nadeau thoroughly demolishes the illusion that mainstream economics possesses rigor and reliable predictive power. |
| Nordhaus, William D. | The Climate Casino | 5.0 | 7/08/2014 | Dr. Nordhaus melds economics with climate science models and makes a surprisingly sanguine projection for society. |
| Phillips, Ken | Bad Money | 5.0 | 9/23/2009 | Every American knows about the Great Recession of 2008, but few understand what caused it. Veteran economic reporter Ken Phillips provides a comprehensive education on the topic. |
| Reich, Richard B. | Supercapitalism | 5.0 | 4/27/2011 | Economics professor and Clinton's former Labor Secretary, Reich wants corporations free to be corporations and thinks the trend to personify them is terribly wrong — but wants them restrained by a well-educated and actively involved citizenry which induces government to pass laws which level businesses' playing field. |
| Reich, Richard B. | Saving Capitalism | 5.0 | 12/03/2016 | Professor Reich's latest work is a cogent analysis of America's vexing income and wealth inequality. It cites multiple sources and presents some possible corrective measures. |
| Wagner, Gernot | Climate Shock | 4.5 | 7/28/2016 | Focusing on economics, the authors make a good case for the chance of a 6°C rise in mean temperature, which would lead to a world of hurts. |
| The books are rated from 0 to 5 in increments of 0.5. Colors represent the following quality ranges: | ||||
| 4.0 to 5.0 | Quality: | HIGH | (Color = Aqua) | Competent to exceptional; well worth the money |
| 2.0 to 3.5 | Quality: | FAIR | (Color = Lime) | Useful despite some flaws; may or may not be worth buying. |
| 0.5 to 1.5 | Quality: | POOR | (Color = Yellow) | Seriously flawed; read it if you wish, but don't buy it. |
| 0.0 to 0.0 | Quality: | YUCK | (Color = Fuchsia) | Avoid this book at all costs! |
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