Why people recommend it
How Asia Works by Joe Studwell is a prominent economic study that analyzes the varying economic development trajectories of East Asian nations through land reform, export discipline, and agricultural policy. On Conversations with Tyler, Tyler Cowen recommended the volume during the recap segment, describing it alongside the author's other works as essential reading and noting its massive impact. Noah Smith also recommended How Asia Works on The Ezra Klein Show as a crucial text for anyone wanting to understand industrial policy and explore economic alternatives that might replace recent decades of libertarian and laissez-faire paradigms. Tyler Cowen initially brought up the widely known book to introduce the guest and highlight its substantial influence on contemporary economic thought.
Who recommended it
- Tyler Cowen Recommended
- Noah Smith Recommended
Tyler Cowen — 2 mentions
“The first is How Asia Works, which is extremely well known and has had major impact.”
“Before my last question, just to recap, Joe's two books, How Asia Works and How Africa Works are essential reading. His earlier books are interesting as well, on Southeast Asia and finance.”
Noah Smith — 1 mention
“the second book is how Asia works because if you want to understand industrial policy or what industrial policy might look like what might replace the sort of libertarian laissez-faire uh we could even say neoliberal policy of recent decades what might replace that how Asia works is sort of the the book that started people thinking about the alternative”