Economy

An economy (From Greek οίκος – "household" and νęμoμαι – "manage") is an area of the production, distribution, or trade, and consumption of goods and services by different agents in a given geographical location. Understood in its broadest sense, 'The economic is defined as a social domain that emphasizes the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the production, use and management of resources'. Economic agents can be individuals, businesses, organizations, or governments. Economic transactions occur when two parties agree to the value or price of the transacted good ...more

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Capital in the Twenty First Century
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
Debt: The First 5,000 Years
The Intelligent Investor
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Economics in One Lesson
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Road to Serfdom
Michael Moore
It was the American middle class. No one's house cost more than two or three year's salary, and I doubt the spread in annual wages (except for the osteopath) exceeded more than five thousand dollars. And other than the doctor (who made house calls), the store managers, the minister, the salesman, and the banker, everyone belonged to a union. That meant they worked a forty-hour week, had the entire weekend off (plus two to four weeks' paid vacation in the summer), comprehensive medical benefits, ...more
Michael Francis Moore, Here Comes Trouble

Steve Maraboli
When we replace a sense of service and gratitude with a sense of entitlement and expectation, we quickly see the demise of our relationships, society, and economy.
Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

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