Books Recommended by Noah Smith
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Economism
Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality
James Kwak
Source: "Gives a good rundown of how pro-market economic theories were always a rather poor tool for advancing pro-business ideology." - Noah Smith
1 recommenderCan Japan Compete?
Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Sakakibara
Source: "About how Japan's legendary MITI ran off the rails in the 80s and stopped being effective. A good cautionary tale." - Noah Smith
1 recommenderThe Rise of China´s Industrial Policy (1978 to 2020)
Barry Naughton
Source: "It explained how China's industrial policy shifted from regional to national around the time of the Great Recession." - Noah Smith
1 recommenderDiversity Paradox, The
Immigration and the Color Line in Twenty-First Century America
Jennifer Lee, Frank D. Bean
Source: "The best book I've read on how diversity and immigration are changing Americans' ideas about race." - Noah Smith
1 recommender- 3 recommenders
- 1 recommender
MITI and the Japanese Miracle
The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925-1975
Chalmers A. Johnson
Source: "Amazing stuff." - Noah Smith
1 recommenderThe Park Chung Hee Era
The Transformation of South Korea
Byung-Kook Kim
Source: "Amazing stuff." - Noah Smith
1 recommender
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