Four books on obsession with growth, populism, Hayek and the left.

Four interesting books on shadow banking, Italy, capitalism and democracy and history of economic thought.

Five authors: Mazzucato, Fratzscher, Tucker, Ghysels and Marcellino and four interesting books.

Our selection for April includes two new books on artificial intelligence and the gig economy; Alan Blinder’s book on his “Lamppost theory”; and a book on EU’s view of Brexit.

Four new and noteworthy books on the welfare state, the Eurozone, the role of the state and non-orthodox macroeconomics.

Three new books on Tawney and Polanyi, wasteful education and everyday metrics.

Four new and noteworthy books on global financial governance, the eurozone, degrowth and agent based models.

Four notable new books on capital flows, intangible economy, on financial markets after the different crises and the role European mega banks played in the Great Recession.

Rodrik on trade, Tirole on economics and society, Ubide on the paradox of risk and Eichengreen on currencies

Our book selections for this month are off the beaten path: a fresh look at Adam Smith’s invisible hand; how did the pursuit of GDP growth emerged as a societal goal; and the pricing of progress.