Brad DeLong
J.Bradford DeLong is a professor of economics at UC Berkeley, chief economist of its Blum Center for Developing Economies and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He served in the U.S. government as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy from 1993 to 1995. He is also a weblogger at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.
Books by Brad DeLong
Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
by Brad DeLong
This is a book with an epic sweep. Economist Brad Delong looks at how, during the long twentieth century, from 1870 to 2020, economic growth, trade and human prosperity took off in a way that had no parallel in history. But, as he explains, although this should have been the great breakthrough in revolutionising the drive to satisfy human wants, it didn't work out that. The book's other great theme is an exploration of that failure.
Interviews with Brad DeLong
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The Passions and the Interests
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The Worldly Philosophers
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The Classical Economists Revisited
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Economic Sentiments: Adam Smith, Condorcet and the Enlightenment
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Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life
by Jonathan Sperber
The Best Books on the Classical Economists, recommended by Brad DeLong
The Best Books on the Classical Economists, recommended by Brad DeLong
They were an eclectic bunch, including, among others, a stock market speculator, a moral philosopher, a cleric, a lawyer and a journalist. From the late-18th to the mid-19th century, they provided the first systematic explanations of how economies work, where they fail and how they might be made to work better. Here, Brad DeLong, a professor of economics at UC Berkeley, introduces the classical economists, and suggests books to read to learn more about them and what they were trying to achieve.
Interviews where books by Brad DeLong were recommended
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The Story of Russia
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Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions
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Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
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Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
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The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
by Lindsey Fitzharris
Nonfiction of 2022: Fall Roundup, recommended by Sophie Roell
Nonfiction of 2022: Fall Roundup, recommended by Sophie Roell
Reading nonfiction books is an excellent way of getting a grip on the realities of the world around us, whether it’s how to live, how to run a country, or understanding how the universe works. Five Books editor Sophie Roell looks at some notable new nonfiction books published since June.
