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James Bradford DeLong is a professor of economics at UC Berkeley. Under the Clinton Administration, he was deputy assistant secretary of the US Treasury, working on the federal budget as well as trade agreements such as the Uruguay Round and NAFTA. His previous books include The End of Influence and Concrete Economics.

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The Narrow Corridor (2019) weaves together a rich tapestry from disparate parts of history to answer the question: Why do some countries achieve liberty while others do not? From the ancient city of Uruk to Revolutionary America, from 1950s China to modern-day Argentina, it examines the conditions that enable governments and citizens to thrive as one –⁠ and the consequences when this fails to occur.

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Daron Acemoglu is a multi-award-winning economist and an Institute Professor –⁠ the highest title a faculty member can achieve –⁠ at MIT. In 2015, the Research Papers in Economics database named him the most-cited economist of the previous decade. Along with James A. Robinson, he is the coauthor of the best-selling book Why Nations Fail.

James A. Robinson is a political scientist who previously taught at Harvard and now serves as one of nine University Professors at the University of Chicago. His major areas of interest are Africa and Latin America, where he continues to conduct extensive research.

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The Lonely Century (2021) explores the loneliness that characterizes the twenty-first century. Drawing on a decade of research, it reveals how neoliberal policies, new technologies, and mass migration to cities have contributed to us becoming so lonely – and what shifts need to occur for us to reconnect.

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Noreena Hertz is an English academic, economist, author, and host of the Sirius XM show MegaHerz: London Calling. Named by the Observer as “one of the world’s leading thinkers,” she has published opinion pieces in publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Guardian. She has a PhD from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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A World Without Work (2020) is an exploration into how artificial intelligence will bring unemployment to so many industries – and why that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The author outlines the history of technological progress and explains how new capabilities will allow for unprecedented productivity. Yes, many jobs will become irrelevant, but, as a society, we can ensure that everybody will be better off in this new world.

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Milton Friedman (1912-2006) studied mathematics and economics at Rutgers University during the Great Depression before taking up a position at the University of Chicago in 1946. Over the following three decades, he established himself as one of the world’s most vocal champions of the free market. His work was a major influence on Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan’s governments. Friedman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in 1976 and is regarded as one of the most important economists of the twentieth century.

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Socialism (2005) is a dash through the history of the term after which the book is named. Socialism has played an important role over the past 200 years of human history, but its original goal of achieving an egalitarian society has, in recent decades, been somewhat forgotten. This book is a thorough tour of socialism’s history. It’s also an exploration of the various ways the word has been implemented and a guide to ways we might use it in the future.

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Michael Newman is a professor of politics at London Metropolitan University. His other books include Ralph Miliband and the Politics of the New Left and Democracy, Sovereignty and the European Union.

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Capitalism (2015) chronicles the history of the dominant socioeconomic system that society runs on today. From its humble beginnings in medieval Europe to its present global dominance, capitalism’s history is marked by its dynamic – and sometimes unstable – nature. Nevertheless, its influence on how society has developed over the last 200 years is paramount to understanding the modern human condition.

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James Fulcher is a fellow at the University of Leicester, where he teaches sociology. Aside from Capitalism, he also co-authored Oxford University Press’ Sociology textbook, now in its fourth edition.

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