A review by eclectictales
The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society, by Binyamin Appelbaum
3.0
I was approved an ARC of this book by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This review in its entirety was originally posted at my blog, eclectic tales: http://eclectictales.insanitysandwich.com/blog/2019/10/04/review-the-economists-hour-false-prophets-free-markets-and-the-fracture-of-societ/
I read this eARC at a very interesting time, reading a lot of economics at the time. The first half of the book was more historical, following the progress of how the economic system developed for most of the twentieth century, whereas the latter half of the book focused on more recent political and economic events. It does focus considerably on economic politics and developments in the United States, which makes sense given their role in the world during the 20th century, but the third part of the book does take a more international focus, which I appreciated since that’s the part of economics that interests me.
I wish I had more to say about this book; unfortunately I did read the bulk of this book as I was queuing for an event so I might have used some more of the details. Overall though The Economists’ Hour was a fascinating read; I learned a lot more about the economists and individuals involved in directing and dictating the flow of politics and economics throughout the twentieth century, what they did, what they introduced (or not) that shaped how we came to be in our present situation globally. Definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in the topic. Many thanks to the publishers again for letting me read a copy of this book.
I read this eARC at a very interesting time, reading a lot of economics at the time. The first half of the book was more historical, following the progress of how the economic system developed for most of the twentieth century, whereas the latter half of the book focused on more recent political and economic events. It does focus considerably on economic politics and developments in the United States, which makes sense given their role in the world during the 20th century, but the third part of the book does take a more international focus, which I appreciated since that’s the part of economics that interests me.
I wish I had more to say about this book; unfortunately I did read the bulk of this book as I was queuing for an event so I might have used some more of the details. Overall though The Economists’ Hour was a fascinating read; I learned a lot more about the economists and individuals involved in directing and dictating the flow of politics and economics throughout the twentieth century, what they did, what they introduced (or not) that shaped how we came to be in our present situation globally. Definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in the topic. Many thanks to the publishers again for letting me read a copy of this book.