apenwarr Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio@blackhatcoiner If you want to read a pretty well-balanced discussion of all this, I recommend Principles for Dealing With the New World Order, by Ray Dalio. It covers various incentives and effects leading to and from things like the gold standard.
Hardcover, 2017
$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
Paul Collier@groby Not exactly what you asked for but I think related: someone referred me to The Future of Capitalism by Paul Collier. It covers the causes of social issues leading to a decline in intent toward fairness, which began around that time.
Paperback, 2024
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book