Books by Daniel Susskind
Daniel Susskind is a Fellow in Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University. He is the co-author of the best-selling book, The Future of the Professions, and the author of A World Without Work (January 2020). Previously he worked in the British Government as a policy adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, as a policy analyst in the Policy Unit in 10 Downing Street, and as a senior policy adviser in the Cabinet Office.
“It’s his look at how you resolve the dilemma that has emerged in the last 200 years of economic growth being both the most potent way of increasing prosperity and reducing poverty, while at the same time a catalyst for widening inequality and environmental depredation. So the good and the bad of growth: what is the solution to the tension between the two? He takes on some of the solutions.” Read more...
The Best Business Books of 2024: the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
Andrew Hill, Journalist
A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
by Daniel Susskind
Ideas in my book which, only a few months ago, some might have dismissed as outlandish or infeasible—something like a basic income, for instance—have become completely commonplace today in thinking about how we respond to the current pandemic-induced world with less work. The last few months demonstrate that, when we face the distributional problem again in the future, a key part of the response to it will have to be through the state. And, given what we have seen over the last few months, I expect that people could be willing to support that.
Interviews with Daniel Susskind
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The New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market
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The Race between Education and Technology
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Essays in Persuasion
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Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech
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Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community
by Hans Zeisel, Marie Jahoda & Paul F Lazarsfeld
The Best Books on the Future of Work, recommended by Daniel Susskind
The Best Books on the Future of Work, recommended by Daniel Susskind
For many us, work is not only a vital source of income, but also an important part of our identity. As computers become ever better at doing jobs that used to be the exclusive preserve of humans, the work available to us and the rewards for doing it will change dramatically. As economist Daniel Susskind explains, these developments are going to force us to rethink how society as a whole works at a very fundamental level, changing the role of the state, the way we think about how individuals contribute to society and how they can, or should, be rewarded.
Interviews where books by Daniel Susskind were recommended
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How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
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Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time
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Slavery and Bristol
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us
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A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
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Twilight of Democracy
by Anne Applebaum
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2020, recommended by Sophie Roell
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2020, recommended by Sophie Roell
As the world went into lockdown early in 2020, many of us without frontline jobs and lucky enough not to fall sick with Covid-19 found more time to read than usual. The sudden change to a slower gear also left more room to reflect on the state of the world and our place as humans in it. Sophie Roell, editor of Five Books, takes us through her personal choice of the best nonfiction books of 2020.
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
by Angus Deaton & Anne Case -
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A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
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If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
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No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram
by Sarah Frier -
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Reimagining Capitalism: How Business Can Save the World
by Rebecca Henderson
The Best Business Books of 2020: the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
The Best Business Books of 2020: the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
Whether you’re looking for ideas on how to run a successful business or books that look at the various challenges facing capitalist society, the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award is a great place to start. Andrew Hill, who with colleagues at the Financial Times sifted through hundreds of entries to compile the award’s longlist, talks us through the books that made the 2020 shortlist—as well as offering some predictions for the year ahead.
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Growth: A History and a Reckoning
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How Economics Explains the World (US)/ The Shortest History of Economics (UK)
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The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrongfnew ec
by John Kay -
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Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
by Stephanie Baker -
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Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
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Money Capital: New Monetary Principles for a More Prosperous Society
by Haizhou Huang & Patrick Bolton
New Economics Books
New Economics Books
Lots of new economics books are published each year, catering to a range of readers. Many are aimed at non-economists, trying to explain what the subject is about. Others focus mainly on how economics has been interpreted or used by politicians, with lots of analysis of ‘neoliberalism’ in particular over the past few years. Within academia, economics is normally expressed in equations, with new work published in article form and only occasionally as books.
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The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrongfnew ec
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Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together
by Michael Morris -
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Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World
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The Longevity Imperative: Building a Better Society for Healthier, Longer Lives
by Andrew Scott -
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Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
by Christopher Kirchhoff & Raj Shah -
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Growth: A History and a Reckoning
by Daniel Susskind
The Best Business Books of 2024: the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
The Best Business Books of 2024: the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
From how to channel the tribal instincts innate to Homo sapiens to the role of Silicon Valley in the future of warfare, the Financial Times book award—now in its 20th year—has a broad definition of what makes a good business book. FT journalist Andrew Hill, the prize’s organizer, talks us through the six excellent books that made the 2024 shortlist.
