Books

What to read to understand how economists think
World Free

What to read to understand how economists think

The magazine's senior economics writer, Callum Williams, recommends five books for people starting to study the subject.

The Economist 04 Sep 2022
Top books to explain what's what and why
The Life Free

Top books to explain what's what and why

Senior staff of The Economist recommend works from their areas of expertise.

The Economist 31 Jul 2022
The six best books for understanding Italy
The Life Free

The six best books for understanding Italy

The Economist's Rome correspondent, John Hooper, on the six books that serve as the best guide to a country that can be infuriatingly difficult to understand.

The Economist 10 Jul 2022
Echoes of Think Big in today's climate choices
Policy Free

Echoes of Think Big in today's climate choices

Climate change demands huge and important decisions by central government. Have we learned the right lessons from Think Big? Former energy policy adviser John Boshier's new book, Power Surge, traverses those times.

Nikitin Sallee 28 May 2022