The Future of Capitalism
by Paul Collier · first published 2018
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"From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the many failures of the greatest economic system in history, and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it. Western society, once thriving, is being torn apart by deep new rifts in its social and economic fabric. It's now populous cities versus rural counties; the highly skilled elite versus the less educated; wealthy versus developing countries. As these breaks have deepened, we've lost the sense of obligation to others so crucial to the rise of postwar social democracy in the first place. These divisions are
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Books I liked in 2018: Crashed by Adam Tooze ; history of the financial crisis, goes into more detail than most of the others The Future of Capitalism by Paul Collier; lots of ideas on how to improve our situation, most of them are good, UK focused Bad Blood by John Carreyrou; if you've ever been in a startup you'll recognize bits of this story, but…
on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗This is an opinion that’s risky to have because at a superficial level it’s not oriented enough around “save the children”. But there’s some good evidence for it. There’s some great analysis in “The Future of Capitalism” by Paul Collier if anyone is interested in a deeper look
on “Arizona Mom Fights Abusive Prosecution by Department of Child Safety” ↗From the post's author, the mentioned book is: > The Future of Capitalism by Paul Collier. There are a lot of insights in there but beware that the writing is kinda problematic in some ways, so it doesn’t get my full endorsement. https://twitter.com/apenwarr/status/1476590932619567104
on “The gift of it's your problem now” ↗It is always interesting to see Gates reading list. Most books on the current list is about upheavals and issues in society. Paul Collier's Book, The Future of Capitalism is on the list.
on “Bill Gates' Summer Reading List” ↗