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Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles of the past six months
Christopher de Hamel brings different worlds to life through the keepers of medieval manuscripts
A timely and erudite history traces our ambiguous attitudes towards moneymaking and laissez faire trade
An economic history of the last century recalls a period that improved and redefined the lives of billions — yet also enabled war and environmental destruction
Stefan Eich’s book is a splendidly clear guide to the intellectual history of monetary policy — and how to tackle what comes next
Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke and historian Edward Chancellor offer conflicting perspectives on the crisis in central banking
Christian Wolmar’s examination of nationalisation reveals that in the 1980s and 1990s the system was making progress
As cryptocurrencies garner attention and other forms of digital payment take hold, Brett Scott warns against the lure of the contactless society
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From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics choose their favourite reads of the year so far
Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads
Stefan Dercon’s urgent and important book argues that for countries to achieve growth, the people in power have to want it
An economist’s primer on the UK Treasury over the past 25 years highlights how the office has struggled to change with the times
Gary Gerstle’s economic history is essential reading for learning how we arrived at a reckoning with capitalism
The French economist’s latest book condenses the arguments of his previous tomes but is short on the practical politics of real change
Martin Wolf rounds up essential reads on war, peace and the problems with free markets
Two economists argue that capitalism can be revitalised by promoting ‘further investment’ in what they call ‘intangible capital’
This book calls for individual investors to have more say in the running of the companies they own and offers solutions
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2021
From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics pick their favourite reads in our annual round-up of publishing highlights
Two books start with the premise that our present understanding of capitalism is wrong but offer radically different solutions
A new look at two giants of postwar economics whose views shaped the free market
This assessment of the way cryptocurrencies will change the financial system argues that the state will always remain in control
A readable and comprehensive history of the rise and fall of the country’s economic power, from the Corn Laws to Brexit
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