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Branko Milanović – Peter Turchin: End Times

April 13, 2023 MDRose 0

For almost two decades, Peter Turchin has been involved, with many colleagues and co-authors, in an epochal project: to figure out, using quantifiable evidence, what are the forces that lead to the rise, and more […]

Corruption

The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington

March 2, 2023 MDRose 0

Book Review by Michael Roberts Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington are authors of The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilises our Governments and Warps our Economies.  They launched their book with […]

Corruption

When McKinsey comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanovitch and Michael Forsythe

January 8, 2023 MDRose 0

Book Review by Roger Steer In January 2021 Brave New Europe published “The Americanisation of European Healthcare” which was my attempt to describe the forces at work to change the way healthcare is delivered in […]

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Do You Want to Know the Truth? by Rupert Read

November 22, 2022 MDRose 0

Book Review by Alison Teal Honesty is the key word for Rupert Read’s new book Do You Want to Know the Truth? Rarely is this book what one would consider ‘light’ reading. Collecting some of […]

Economics

China the Irresistible Rise by Alberto Bradanini

November 9, 2022 MDRose 0

Book Review by Andrea Puccio (Originally posted at Occhi Sul Mondo) “The People’s Republic of China is a giant that burns records in every field: the IMF estimates that in 2021, its GDP reached 16.642 […]

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Human Development and the Path to Freedom by Leandro Prados de la Escosura

October 15, 2022 MDRose 0

Book Review by Branko Milanović After two and a half years of enforced zooming, that is of giving or attending lectures online, I listened today, at UNDP offices in New York, to an excellent book […]

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The Richer, The Poorer: How Britain enriched the few and failed the poor – A 200-year history by Stewart Lansley

September 2, 2022 MDRose 0

Book Review by Tracy Shildrick When a book covers a 200-year history on any issue you expect to be in for a comprehensive read. This book does not disappoint and provides a meticulously researched account […]

Climate Crisis

The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism by Matthias Schmelzer, Andrea Vetter, and Aaron Vansintjan

July 6, 2022 MDRose 0

Book Review by Timothèe Parrique This book review originally appeared on Timothée Parrique’s blog The best the degrowth literature has to offer served on a silver platter. That’s how I would describe The Future is Degrowth: […]

Economics

The Destiny of Civilization by Michael Hudson

June 11, 2022 MDRose 0

In his latest book, economist Michael Hudson pits socialism against finance capitalism and tears apart the ‘dream civilization’ imposed by the 1 percent. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle […]

Economics

The many in one: A review by Branko Milanović of Amartya Sen’s “Home in the world: A memoir”

May 20, 2022 MDRose 0

Cross-posted from Branko’s blog Global Inequality No contemporary famous economist has as broad interests and knowledge, nor as diverse life experience as Amartya Sen. It is not surprising that many have been looking forward to […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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