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Financial Times Best Books of 2024: Economics — Martin Wolf
"...an invaluable framework to better understanding growth, the financial sector, and the key trends shaping the global economy" — Financial Times, Tej Parikh
The shocks and crises of recent years—pandemic, recession, inflation, war—have forced executives and investors to recognize that the macroeconomy is now a risk to be actively managed. Yet unreliable forecasting, pervasive doomsaying, and whipsawing data severely hamper the task of decoding the landscape. Are disruptions transient and ephemeral—or permanent and structural? False alarms are costly traps, but so are true structural changes that go undetected.
How can leaders avoid these macro traps to make better tactical and strategic decisions?
In this perspective-shifting book, BCG Chief Economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Senior Economist Paul Swartz provide a fresh and accessible way to assess macroeconomic risk. Casting doubt on conventional model-based thinking, they demonstrate a more powerful approach to building sound macroeconomic judgment. Using incisive analysis built upon frameworks, historical context, and structural narratives—what they call "economic eclecticism"—the book empowers readers with the durable skills to assess continuously evolving risks in the real economy, the financial system, and the geopolitical arena.
Moreover, the authors' more nuanced approach reveals that the all-too-common narratives of economic collapse and decline are often false alarms themselves, while the fundamental strengths of our current "era of tightness" become visible.
With rational optimism rather than gloom,
Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms speaks to the key financial and macroeconomic controversies that define our times—and provides a compass for navigating the global economy. Rather than relying on blinking dashboards or flashy headlines, leaders can and should judge macroeconomic risks for themselves.
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Financial Times Best Books of 2024: Economics — Martin Wolf
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With Terrible Magnificent Sociology, Lisa Wade set out to reinvent the introductory sociology textbook by writing a compulsively readable book that uses memorable stories to sell students on the discipline. Her fresh, streamlined approach has been enthusiastically received by instructors and students alike for its emphasis on lively stories, focus on intersectionality, and integrated coverage of sociological theory and methods. Throughout the book, Wade introduces readers to a more inclusive canon that emphasizes the contributions of women, immigrants, and sociologists of color. A new Norton Illumine Ebook helps students understand the sociology behind the stories with author videos, "How Do We Know?” interactives on sociological research methods, and Check Your Understanding questions with answer-specific feedback.
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An award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success. Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.
