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"The American economy is the eighth wonder of the world;
the ninth is the economic ignorance of the American people."
— Arthur Levitt, former chairman Securities & Exchange Commission
Economics catalog at Amazon
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The U.S. Treasury's Calculation of the Current National Debt
Recent Calculations of the U.S. National Debt 'To The Penny'
Federal Reserve G-19 Reports: Outstanding Consumer Debt
The Dorling-Kindersley 'Essential Finance' Series (12 volumes)
Spirit of America's 'G.O.P. Meltdown' Page
'Working Minds' philosophy website
Working Minds 'Class War & Economics' Pages
Francisco's 'Money' speech from Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
Working Minds Essay #78: "The Robber Barons"
Working Minds Essay #76: "How To Survive The Coming Depression"
Working Minds Essay #73: "Unemployment In America"
WMail ezine Issue #61: "Non-Monetary Economics"
WMail ezine Issue #54: "F*** The Fed"
WMail ezine Issue #50: "The Three Economies"
WMail ezine Issue #46: "A Living Wage"
WMail ezine Issue #42: "The Oligarchy"
WMail ezine Issue #40: "Paleo-Capitalism"
WMail ezine Issue #35: "Debt & The Working Mind"
WMail ezine Issue #23: "The Class System In America"
WMail ezine Issue #18: "The Stock Market Casino"
WMail ezine Issue #14: "The Best Investment - Labor"
Major Economists, A to Z
Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page
C. Wright Mills [1916-1962] Page
British economist John Maynard Keynes [1883-1946] Page
John Kenneth Galbraith [1908-2006] Page
Dr. W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] Page
capitalist Warren E. Buffett Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
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"Three Great Economists: Smith, Malthus, Keynes" [1997] by D.D. Raphael, Donald Winch & Robert Skidelsky "Indispensable for the beginner ... also a delight to read." Oxford Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [5/97] out of print/used Maison d'Κtre's John Maynard Keynes [1883-1946] Page |
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"Inside The Economist's Mind: Conversations With Eminent Economists" [2006] Edited by Paul A. Samuelson & William A. Barnett Wiley & Sons hardcover [10/2006] for $19.77 interviewees include Robert Aumann, David Cass, Jacques Dreze, Martin Feldstein, Stanley Fischer, Milton Friedman, Janos Kornai, Wassily Leontief, Robert E. Lucas Jr., Franco Modigliani, Paul A. Samuelson (by Barnett}, Thomas J. Sargent, Robert J. Shiller, Christopher A. Sims, James Tobin & Paul A. Volcker Barnett's blog |
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"The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do & Why It Matters" [2007] by Diane Coyle Princeton Univ Press pb [1/2008] for $13.57 Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2007] for $18.45 |
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Dr. Roger A. Arnold, PhD: author of very popular college textbooks
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faculty webpage at Cal State San Marcos
 | "Economics, 9th Edition" [2008]
Thomson South-Western Cengage 10x8½ hardcover [12/2008] for $168.76 "Economics, Concise Edition" with InfoTrack disk [2006]
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Thomson South-Western Cengage 10x8½ pb [12/2008] for $143.05 "Microeconomics, 9th Edition" [2008]
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"How To Think Like An Economist" (for instructors) [2004] Thomson South-Western Cengage 8¾x5¾ pb [1/2004] for $19.75 |
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"Economics In Our Times" high school textbook [pre-1990]
Thomson South-Western Cengage 10x8¼ pb [12/99] for $89.42 National Textbook Co. hardcover [6/2001] for $95.99 |
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Dr. George B.N. Ayittey
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Free Africa Foundation
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Frιdιric Bastiat [1801-50]
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Wikipedia
Bastiat Committee website
Bastiat Prize for Journalism [est. 2002]
Le Cercle Frιdιric Bastiat (in French or English)
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"The Law: The Classic Blueprint For A Free Society" [original title "La Loi" 1849] Ludwig von Mises Institute 8¼x5¼ pb [6/2007] for $6.00 B&N Publng 8¼x5¼ pb [6/2007] for $11.04 B&N Publng 8½x5¾ hardcover [1/2005] for $14.99 book entry at Wikipedia |
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Dr. Reveendra N. {'Ravi'} Batra
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S.M.U. faculty homepage
official website
Wikipedia
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"The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution Against Political Corruption & Economic Chaos" [2007] by Ravi Batra Projecting from the work of his mentor, P.R. Sarkar of India, the author describes the likely outcome of the excesses of the Age of Acquisitors: Today's economic and political corruption will continue to escalate and worsen until the Working Class eventually rises up like warriors against the Oligarchy. {Optimistic? We shall see.} Palgrave Macmillan 9¼x6 hardcover [1/2007] for $18.45 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [1/2007] for $22.76 |
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William J. Baumol
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N.Y.U. faculty homepage
Wikipedia
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Dr. Ben S. Bernanke
Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve [from Feb 2006]
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official homepage
Wikipedia
Time Magazine 'Person of The Year' for 2009
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"Essays On The Great Depression" [2000] by Ben S. Bernanke Princeton Univ Press 9x6 pb [1/2004] for $21.56 Princeton Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2000] out of print/used |
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"Principles of Economics" [2001] by Robert H. Frank & Ben S. Bernanke McGraw-Hill/Irwin 4th edition 11x8¾ hardcover [8/2008] for $143.80 McGraw-Hill/Irwin 3rd edition 11x8½ hardcover [12/2005] for $143.80 "Principles of Economics: Brief Edition" [2008] McGraw-Hill/Irwin 11x8¾ hardcover w/2009 update [7/2009] for $157.81 McGraw-Hill/Irwin 11x8¾ hardcover [9/2008] for $111.90 |
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Peter L. Bernstein
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official website
Wikipedia
 | "Capital Ideas Evolving" [2007] an update of 1992's 'Capital Ideas' Wiley & Sons 9x6 hardcover [5/2007] for $19.77 |
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Peter L. Bernstein Classics Boxed Set: "Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street" [1992], "Against The Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" [1996] & "The Power of Gold: The History of An Obsession" [2000]
Wiley Classics 9x6 pb box set [10/2005] for $26.37 |
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mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle
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"The Battle For The Soul of Capitalism: How The Financial System Undermined Social Ideals, Damaged Trust In The Markets, Robbed Investors of Trillions — And What To Do About It" [2005] by John C. Bogle Yale Univ Press hardcover [11/2005] for $16.50 |
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capitalist Warren E. Buffett Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
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Dr. W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] Page
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Peter F. Drucker [1909-2005]
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"The Essential Drucker" [6/2001]
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"Concept of The Corporation" [orig 1946] by Peter F. Drucker Transaction Publrs 9x6 pb [1993] for $17.96 John Day Co. hardcover [10/72] out of print/used |
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"Post-Capitalist Society" [1993 bestseller] Collins 8x5¼ pb [4/94] for $11.70 HarperCollins 9½x5½ hardcover [4/93] out of print/used |
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Ralph N. Elliott [1871-1948]
bio
'Masterworks'
RBG's essay [12/2002]
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Milton Friedman [1912-2006]
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Stanford/Hoover homepage
1976 Nobel Prize
Wikipedia
John Kenneth Galbraith [1908-2006] Page
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'Dean of Wall Street' Benjamin Graham [1894-1976]
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$treet Authority page
Wikipedia
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"The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing" [orig 1949] updated with new commentary by Jason Zweig; Preface & Appendix by Warren E. Buffett HarperBusiness Essentials pb [2/2006] for $13.57 |
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"Benjamin Graham On Value Investing: Lessons From The Dean of Wall Street" [1994] by Janet Lowe Penguin 7½x5 pb [3/96] for $10.17 Dearborn Trade Publn 9x6 hardcover [10/94] out of print/used |
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"The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham: Selected Writings of The Wall Street Legend" [199] by Janet Lowe Wiley 9x6 9x6 hardcover [4/99] for $29.83 |
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"How To Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett" [2001] by Lawrence A. Cunningham McGraw-Hill 9x6 pb [9/2002] for $16.46 McGraw-Hill 9¼x5¾ hardcover [1/2001] out of print/used Warren Buffett Page at Spirit of America Bookstore |
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Alan Greenspan
former Chairman of the Federal Reserve [1987-2006]
Maison d'Κtre's Alan Greenspan Page
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New School educator Robert L. Heilbroner [1919-2005]
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 | "The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times & Ideas of The Great Economic Thinkers" [1953 classic] by Robert L. Heilbroner editions since 1999 include additional chapter "The End of Worldly Philosophy" Touchstone 8½x5½ pb [7th edition 8/99] for $12.53 S&S hardcover [6th edition 6/99] out of print/used S&S hardcover [4th edition 9/72] out of print/used Touchstone pb [4th edition 9/72] out of print/many used |
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"Teachings From The Worldly Philosophy" [1996 sequel] by Robert L. Heilbroner W.W. Norton 8x5.4 pb [8/97] for $10.85 W.W. Norton hardcover [4/96] for $27.50 |
 | "Economics Explained: Everything You Need To Know About How The Economy Works & Where It's Going" [1994] by Robert L. Heilbroner & Lester Thurow Touchstone 8½x5½ 4th edition pb [5/98] for $10.20 |
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"21st Century Capitalism" [1993] by Robert L. Heilbroner W.W. Norton pb [8/94] for $9.71 W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/93] out of print/used |
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"The Nature and Logic of Capitalism" [1985] by Robert L. Heilbroner W.W. Norton mass pb [9/86] for $10.20 W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/85] out of print/used |
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John Atkinson Hobson [1858-1940]
books online text of Hobson's "Work and Wealth: A Human Valuation" [1914]
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Geoffrey M. Hodgson: books
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Jane Jacobs [1916-2006]
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Zompist fansite
 | "The Economy of Cities" [1969 classic] by Jane Jacobs Vintage mass pb [2/70] for $10.78 Random House hardcover [2/69] out of print/used |
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"Cities and The Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life" [1984 classic] by Jane Jacobs Vintage mass pb [3/85] for $9.63 Random House hardcover [5/84] out of print/many used |
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Eliot Janeway [1913-93]
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British economist John Maynard Keynes [1883-1946] Page
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Paul Krugman
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won Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008
Paul Krugman's New York Times column
Paul Krugman's Princeton webpage
unofficial Paul Krugman archive
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C. Wright Mills [1916-1962] Page
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tv economics guru Suze Orman
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listed among Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People (May 2008)
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Judge Richard Allen Posner of Chicago
very concerned with the relationship between law and economics
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official website
Wikipedia
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Raghuram G. Rajan of Chicago
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Chicago Booth faculty homepage Wikipedia
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"Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten  The World Economy" [2010] Princeton Univ Press hardcover [DUE May 2010] for $17.79 |
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Nouriel Roubini
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Louis Rukeyser [1933-2003]
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Paul A. Samuelson [1915-2009]
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Wikipedia
1970 Nobel Prize for Economics
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"Economics: An Introductory Analysis" [1948 classic] by Paul A. Samuelson 800-page 18th edition, co-authored by William D. Nordhaus McGraw-Hill/Irwin 10¼x8 hardcover [7/2004] for $123.75 !! 1948 original McGraw-Hill/Irwin hardcover [12/97] out of print/used |
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Joseph A. Schumpeter [1883-1950]
"Probably the second most influential economist of the 20th century, after Keynes."
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 | "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy" [1942 bestseller & classic] by Joseph A. Schumpeter Harper Perennial 3rd edition pb [12/62] for $16.00 Peter Smith Publng 8x5½ hardcover [6/84] for $35.50 |
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"Can Capitalism Survive?: Creative Destruction & The Future of The Global Economy" [orig 1978] by Joseph A. Schumpeter Harper Perennial mass pb [9/2009] for $8.00 |
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"Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter & Creative Destruction" [2007] by Thomas K. McCraw Belknap Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [4/2007] for $23.10 |
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Adam Smith [1723-1790]
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"On The Wealth of Nations" [2006] by P.J. O'Rourke Grove Press pb [12/2007] for $10.40 Atlantic Monthly Press 8x5¼ hardcover [12/2006] for $14.93 "The Wealth of Nations" [1776 classic] by Adam Smith
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"Adam Smith" biography [1985] by D.D. Raphael Oxford Univ Press 7frac34x5 pb [5/85] out of print/used |
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Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Columbia faculty homepage
Wikipedia
won shared Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001
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"Globalization and Its Discontents" [2002 bestseller] W.W. Norton 8½x5½ pb [4/2003] for $10.85 W.W. Norton 9½x6½ hardcover [6/2002] for $16.47 |
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"Making Globalization Work" [2006] follow-up to "Globalization and Its Discontents" [2002 bestseller] above W.W. Norton 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2006] for $17.79 co-winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics |
 | "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of The Iraq Conflict" [2008] by Joseph E. Stiglitz & Linda J. Bilmes W.W. Norton 8x5½ pb [9/2008] for $10.85 W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [3/2008] for $14.65 |
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"Freefall: America, Free Markets & The Sinking of The World Economy" [2010] by Joseph E. Stiglitz W.W. Norton 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2010] for $16.34 |
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Prof. Lester C. Thurow of M.I.T./Sloan
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official website
Wikipedia
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James Tobin [1918-2002] of Harvard & Yale
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Wikipedia
won Nobel Prize for Economics in 1981
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Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page
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Ludwig von Mises [1881-1973]
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Ludwig von Mises Institute [est. 1982] L.V.M.I. Europe
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"The Theory of Money and Credit" [1912 classic] by Ludwig von Mises, translation by H.E. Batson "The best book on money ever written." — Murray Rothbard CreateSpace 9¾x8 pb [5/2009] for $11.99 Liberty Fund 9x6 pb [6/80] for $7.50 Liberty Fund 9½x6½ hardcover [6/81] for $24.00 |
 | "Human Action: A Treatise On Economics" [900-page 1949 classic] by Ludwig von Mises "Ought to be on the bookshelf of every thinking man." Wall Street Journal Fox & Wilkes 9¼x6¼ pb [1/97] for $24.95 Ludwig von Mises Institute hardcover [12/98] for $65.00 |
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Walter E. Williams
entry at Wikipedia
While positioning himself as a libertarian and as an economist, Prof. Williams professes right-wing tropes
that debase democracy. (Clue: He is a regular on the Limp Rushbaugh radio propaganda show.)
Links About Economics
Summation of Keynes's theories at Biz Ed Institute, U.K.
The Brandt Equation: Blueprint for the New Global Economy
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics {online}
Economists For Peace & Security [est. 1989]
Economy.com &
Dismal Scientist
Francisco's 'Money' Speech from "Atlas Shrugged"
glossary of economic terms (at W.W. Norton)
History of Economic Thought (at New School University)
[U.S.] Job Watch website
F.I.N.C.A. Village Banking [est. 1985]
Library of Economics & Liberty
Moving Ideas {The Electronic Policy Network} economics links
National Center for Employee Ownership
National Endowment For Financial Education &
Get Smart About Your Money
Natural Capitalism
Nobel Prizes in Economics [est. 1969]
ONE.org - The Campaign to Make Poverty History
Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [est. 1994]
Progressive Utilization Theory website
Responsible Wealth Project
Thinkers 50: global ranking of business thinkers
United for a Fair Economy
World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Economic Principles independent weekly journal [est. 3/2002]
Bastiat Prize for Journalism [est. 2002]
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U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Working Minds Philosophy ezine Essay #54: "F*** The Fed", Sept 2005
"Dismantling The Temple" article by Wm. Greider in The Nation Magazine, Aug 2009
The few who can understand the [Federal Reserve] system will be so interested in its profits, or so
dependent on its favors, that there will be no opposition from that class; while on the other hand, the great
body of the people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage that capital derives
from the system, will bear its burdens without complaint, and perhaps without even suspecting
that the system is inimical to their interests. — Rothschild Brothers of London
Dr. Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve [from Feb 2006]
books
official homepage
Wikipedia
Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve [1987-2006]
Maison d'Κtre's Alan Greenspan Page
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"End The Fed" [2009] by {Texas Congressman} Ron Paul Grand Central Publng 8x5½ hardcover [9/2009] for $12.86 Hachette Audio UNABR audio CD [9/2009] for $17.81 |
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"In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War On The Great Panic" [2009] by David Wessel Author Wessel – Wall Street Journal economics editor – gives Bernanke credit for preventing The Great Panic from morphing into something even worse. Crown Business hardcover [8/2009] for $17.81 |
 | "Ben Bernanke's Fed: The Federal Reserve After Greenspan" [2008] by Ethan S. Harris Harvard Business School Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2008] for $17.79 |
 | "Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance At The Federal Reserve" [2008] by William A. Fleckenstein, with Fred Sheehan McGraw-Hill 8x5 hardcover [1/2008] for $14.93 author's official website author's columns at MSN Money |
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"The Complete Idiot's Guide To The Federal Reserve" [2003] by Preston Martin & Lita Epstein Alpha Books 9x7½ pb [3/2003] for $12.89 |
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"A History of The Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951" [2003] by Allan H. Meltzer, Foreword by Alan Greenspan Univ Chicago Press 9x6 pb [6/2004] for $25.20 Univ Chicago Press 8¾x7 hardcover [1/2003] for $86.00 "Volume 2 Book 1: 1951-1969" [2010] Univ Chicago Press hardcover [1/2010] for $60.00 "Volume 2 Book 2: 1970-1986" [2010] Univ Chicago Press hardcover [1/2010] for $50.62 |
 | "Maestro: Greenspan's Fed & The American Boom" [2000] by Bob Woodward S&S/Touchstone pb [11/2001] for $11.20 S&S hardcover 9½x6¼ [11/2000] out of print/used Audioworks audio [11/2000] out of stock/used |
 | "Conspiracy: The Secret History - The Secret Birth of The Federal Reserve" [indep 1999 video release]
45-minute documentary, not listed at IMDb; directed by Daniel Hopsicker UFO-TV color DVD [2/2004] for $17.99 |
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"The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At The Federal Reserve" [1994; 4th edition 2002] by G. Edward Griffin American Media 8¾x6 pb [6/2002] for $24.50 American Media 9x6¼ hardcover [6/2002] out of print/used |
 | "The Case Against The Fed" [1994] by Murray N. Rothbard [1926-95] Von Mises Institute 8¼x5 pb [6/94] for $9.95 |
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"Secrets of The Temple: How The Federal Reserve Runs The Country" [1987] by William Greider S&S 9¼x6 pb [1/89] for $12.92 S&S hardcover [11/87] out of print/used author website & blog |
Capitalism
"Capitalism is the creation of jobs and products and services."
— G.E. Nordell
WMail ezine Issue #40: "Paleo-Capitalism" [Feb 2004]
moved to the Capitalism & Wall Street Page
Wall Street
"We've created a [market] system based on witchcraft."
— mutual fund pioneer John Bogle
WMail ezine Issue #18: "The Stock Market Casino" [Dec 2001]
moved to the Capitalism & Wall Street Page
Classic Works on Economics
... including works by von Mises, Ayn Rand, Keynes, Menger, Veblen, Hayek,
Samuelson, Heilbroner, Galbraith, Fanon, Friedman, Malkiel & others
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Recent Works on Economics
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