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Economics is a social science concerned with the factors that determine the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία from οἶκος (oikos, "house") and νόμος (nomos, "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house (hold for good management)". 'Political economy' was the earlier name for the subject, but economists in the late 19th century suggested "economics" as a shorter term for "economic science" to establish itself as a separate discipline outside of political science and other social science ...more

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End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
Revenge of the Tipping Point
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service
The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip
We Need to Tax Billionaires
Fight Oligarchy
Autocracy, Inc.
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain
L'heure des prédateurs
Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?
Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech
Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America
The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Underskud
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World
In the Realm of the Last Man
Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity
Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life
Friends That Invest: Your Guide to Financial Independence Through Shares and Stocks
Apple: The First 50 Years
House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
How to Be a Rich Old Lady: Your Guide to Easy Investing, Building Wealth, and Creating the Wild, Beautiful Life You Want
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference
Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race
Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth
Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention
Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures
Landet som ble for rikt
Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity
Maintenance of Everything: Part One
One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein
Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America
Kapitalisme is seksisme
Dragonfired (The Dark Profit Saga, #3)
Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World
The Bezzle (Martin Hench, #2)
Liberalism and Its Discontents
The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
Pitkä vuoro : Kuinka moderni orjuus juurtui Suomeen
Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset
Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse
Against Progress
The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World
Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back
Armoede uitgelegd aan mensen met geld
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
Red Team Blues (Martin Hench, #1)
Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
Le Monde sans fin
The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest
Worn: A People's History of Clothing
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination
Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class
Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem
Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses
Millionaire Mission: A 9-Step System to Level Up Your Finances and Build Wealth
California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds
Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About It
The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs
World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments
One Bad Mother
Cash Cow: How the Maternal Body Became a Global Commodity – and the Hidden Costs for Women
The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order
Capitalism: A Global History

Dan Ariely
“ To summarize, using money to motivate people can be a double-edged sword. For tasks that require cognitive ability, low to moderate performance-based incentives can help. But when the incentive level is very high, it can command too much attention and thereby distract the person’s mind with thoughts about the reward. This can create stress and ultimately reduce the level of performance. ”
― Dan Ariely, The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Frank Herbert
“ He who controls the spice controls the universe. ”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

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