This month’s book selection combines economics with history, politics, and law – a fresh perspective!

On the future of macroeconomic policy; on the upcoming technology trap and the  disrupted economic relationships. Did economics corrupt us?

Thinking outside the box about capitalism, AI, game theory and even Keynes!

Four great books: on Brexit; on the 2008 financial crisis written by the main “players”;  on the successes and failures of  free-market economics; and  on a fresh  way to look at inequality.

Our editors’ picks: “Currencies, Capital, And Central Bank Balances: A Policy Conference”, “The State strikes back: the end of economic reform in China?”, “Measurement of Productivity and Efficiency” and “Innovation Policy and the Economy”.

Rajan on markets and communities; Roos on the merits of default; Monnet on controlling credit and Baldwin on Globotics.

Four new books: on the different types of austerity; on consumer expectations and utility measurement; on how eradicating diseases can adversely affect economic development.

Four new books which look at capitalism through the lens of global value chains, financialization, corporate structure and sustained low productivity.

Four new books on where economics went wrong; profit and pleasure; online platforms; and frauds.

Four new books on retirement in an low interest rate world, structural reforms in Europe, capitalism and fighting financial crises.