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Every book Martin Wolf recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Martin Wolf has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of August 1, 2023.
- Martin Wolf has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 1, 2023.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of August 1, 2023.
- The 3 books Martin Wolf has mentioned in the most episodes, as of August 1, 2023: Power and Progress, The Narrow Corridor and The Rise and Fall of American Growth.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Martin Wolf aired on August 1, 2023.
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Martin Wolf appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the current global economic moment, the fragility of democratic systems, and the trajectory of modern capitalism. During the episode, Wolf recommended The Narrow Corridor by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, praising it as a brilliant discussion on finding the delicate sweet spot for organized freedom between an excessively authoritarian leviathan state and total anarchy. He also recommended Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, highlighting its focus on whether society can successfully shape new technologies to serve human ends rather than narrow interests. Finally, Wolf recommended The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon, describing it as a seminal, counterintuitive work that explores the massive wave of innovation that occurred between 1880 and 1940. Through these recommendations, Wolf mapped out essential readings on the historical forces driving economic development and institutional stability.
Books Martin Wolf recommended or discussed
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Power and Progress
Recommended“the second book he co-authored is the most recent with Simon Johnson he's called power and progress and it focuses on something absolutely fundamental which is can we shape technology to our own ends”
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The Narrow Corridor
Recommended“this is achimolu and Robinson um called the narrow Corridor and it's about the fragility of democracy and the finding that sweet spot between Leviathan excessively authoritarian State and Anarchy on the other and that's organized freedom and I think it's an absolutely brilliant discussion of that”
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Recommended“the last is to me a seminal book which is sort of in a way an anti-atrimony and Robinson it was by Robert Gordon it's called the rise and fall of American growth and it really explores why there was this huge wave of innovation between 1880 and 1940 roughly”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Martin Wolf Understands This Global Economic Moment | The Ezra Klein Show | 2023-08-01 | 3 |