Economic Books of Interest

Compiled by Kevin O'Kelly

The Economic Crisis of 2008-2009:

Lanchester, John,. I.O.U. : Why Everyone Owes Everyone and no one can pay  

Lewis, Michael.The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.

General Critiques of Post-Industrial Capitalism:

Klein, Naomi. Shock Doctrine: The Rise and Fall of Disaster Capitalism. Scheer, Robert. The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street.

  

Income Inequality:

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream.

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America.

Page, Benjamin I. What Government Can Do: Dealing with Poverty and Inequality. Sanders, Bernie.The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle  Class.