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Noah Smith Recommended Books
Noah Smith has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Noah Smith is an American blogger, journalist, and commentator on economics and current events.
(Read more on Wikipedia)8 Books Recommended
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The Rise of China´s Industrial Policy (1978 to 2020)
by Barry Naughton
"It explained how China's industrial policy shifted from regional to national around the time of the Great Recession." - Noah Smith (Source)
How Asia Works
by Joe Studwell
"I HIGHLY recommend [this book]." - Noah Smith (Source)
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The Park Chung Hee Era
The Transformation of South Korea
by Byung-Kook Kim
"Amazing stuff." - Noah Smith (Source)
MITI and the Japanese Miracle
The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925-1975
by Chalmers A. Johnson
"Amazing stuff." - Noah Smith (Source)
Economism
Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality
by James Kwak
"Gives a good rundown of how pro-market economic theories were always a rather poor tool for advancing pro-business ideology." - Noah Smith (Source)
The Spanish Civil War
by Antony Beevor
"Great book." - Noah Smith (Source)
Can Japan Compete?
by Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Sakakibara
"About how Japan's legendary MITI ran off the rails in the 80s and stopped being effective. A good cautionary tale." - Noah Smith (Source)
Diversity Paradox, The
Immigration and the Color Line in Twenty-First Century America
by Jennifer Lee, Frank D. Bean
"The best book I've read on how diversity and immigration are changing Americans' ideas about race." - Noah Smith (Source)
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