All you need to know about global economics right now, according to the IMF

Sep 5, 2022

The IMF has picked out 12 economics books that cover the enduring questions of lives and livelihoods. Image: Unsplash/Alfons Morales

Jeff Kearns

Managing Editor, IMF Blog

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Book cover for 'A Brief History of Equality'

'A Brief History of Equality'. Image: Belknap Press

Book cover for 'Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World'.

'How American wheat remade the world.' Image: Basic Books

Book cover for 'The United States vs. China: The Quest for Global Economic Leadership'.

'The United States vs. China: The Quest for Global Economic Leadership.' Image: Polity Books

Book cover for 'The Global Currency Power of the US Dollar: Problems and Prospects'.

'The Global Currency Power of the US Dollar: Problems and Prospects'. Image: Palgrave Macmillan

Book cover for 'Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity.'

'Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity.' Image: Princeton University Press

Book cover for 'Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy.'

'Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy.' Image: Harper Collins

Book cover for 'Harry White and the American Creed: How a Federal Bureaucrat Created the Modern Global Economy (and Failed to Get the Credit).'

'Harry White and the American Creed: How a Federal Bureaucrat Created the Modern Global Economy (and Failed to Get the Credit).' Image: Yale University Press

Have you read?

Book cover for 'Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be.'

'Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be.' Image: Princeton University Press

Book cover for 'Monetary Policy in Times of Crisis: A Tale of Two Decades of the European Central Bank.'

'Monetary Policy in Times of Crisis: A Tale of Two Decades of the European Central Bank.' Image: Oxford University Press

Book cover for 'The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance.'

'The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance.' Image: Belknap Press

Book cover for 'Where Credit Is Due: How Africa’s Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden.'

'Where Credit Is Due: How Africa’s Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden.' Image: Hurst Publishers

Book cover for 'Tumultuous Times: Central Banking in an Era of Crisis.'

'Tumultuous Times: Central Banking in an Era of Crisis.' Image: Yale University Press

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