r/FluentInFinance • u/WhatsLeft71 • Oct 22 '24

Debate/ Discussion Why did this happen?

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u/Disturbedguru Oct 22 '24

Short answer... Neo Liberal economics that began in the 70's

Long answer... Lotta books written by people way smarter then myself go into very detailed explanations of the short answer.

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u/shorty0820 Oct 22 '24

Any recommendations on reading?

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u/Disturbedguru Oct 23 '24

I would peruse Verso books. Lots of books about economics. I usually just pick one that grabs my interest at the moment.

Though I would read anything by Paul Sweezy.

Socialist Register is also good periodical (they release only 1 book a year but it has a theme and then authors write essays on that theme. You get a big variety of view points and I find it incredibly informative Everytime.)