Guest on EconTalk
1 book recommended · 1 critiqued · 1 episode
Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“My favorite book about Smith is actually Albert Hirschman's The Passions and the Interests, which is barely about Smith at all but is about the couple of centuries of economic thinking that led up to Smith.”
Why: It is full of really great insights that are directly relevant to understanding economic history and the themes of A Phone is a Cow.
Passions and the Interests by Albert O. Hirschman
Guest on EconTalkCan a Phone Be a Cow? (with Philip Auerswald)
Books they argue against or name the limits of.
“So that's the one part of the institution story, the How Nations Fail story that I buy. I mostly don't buy that at all.”
Why: The guest notes it goes too far into institutional predestination and misses human agency.
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu
Guest on EconTalkCan a Phone Be a Cow? (with Philip Auerswald)
Their own books, or books they discussed with the author. Not counted as recommendations.
“Our topic for today is his latest book with the delightful title, A Phone is a Cow, How Pioneers of the Mogul Revolution Helped Millions Lift Themselves Out of Poverty.”
A Phone Is a Cow by Philip E. Auerswald
Guest on EconTalkCan a Phone Be a Cow? (with Philip Auerswald)