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  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a powerful critique of the modern capitalist system In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty argues that that capitalism constantly increases inequality by concentrating capital in the hands of a very affluent minority, and calls for a paradigm shift in the way we approach production and wealth. This clear and...
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  • The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is a highly significant work that marked a turning point in the development of modern economic theory In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, the British economist John Maynard Keynes argues that the belief that markets naturally tend towards full employment is a fallacy, and that state interventionism is therefore necessary to...
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  • Understand the effects of inflation on investment in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Inflation is an economic phenomenon with wide-ranging consequences. It plays a vital role in determining the real value of money over time, and therefore affects the real value of any investment dividends. This means that estimating the potential effects of inflation is a crucial step...
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  • Learn about the ideas of Milton Friedman in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Friedman was a Nobel Prize-winning economist who lived through many of the most significant economic periods in the USA: he witnessed the roaring twenties, the Wall Street Crash and the Second World War. His work spans multiple domains of economics, including in particular consumption...
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  • Understand the essentials of Ponzi schemes (also known as Ponzi pyramids or Ponzi systems) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Ponzi schemes are fraudulent investment operations involving an investment company and an investor, and were initially facilitated by currency devaluation and inflation. These scams, which attract investors by promising huge windfalls, are often characterized by speculation, a context of low...
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