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24 alternatives to The Hidden Wealth of Nations

The scourge of tax havens

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Hidden Wealth of Nations launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dark Money▲67

   The hidden history of the billionaires behind...

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Wealth of Nations▲69

   Smith's masterpiece of economic analysis from 1776

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A History of Silicon Valley▲71

   The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Misfit Economy▲81

   Innovation on the fringe...

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Buried Giant▲61

   Why history repeats itself.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Naked Economics▲103

   A book about economics that won’t put you to sleep

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67

   America's socio-economic history through the "glass"

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Great Escape▲59

   Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Evolution of Money▲94

    From the debt tablets of Mesopotamia to cryptocurrencies

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Freakonomics▲97

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cosmopolis▲66

    The hidden agenda of modernity

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲60

    Carlo doesn't remember (Capitalism requires capitalization)

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

    A foundational text in libertarian thought

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sacred Economics ▲60

    "No longer is money an exception to impermanence"

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Zero-Sum Society▲61

    Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Divide▲63

    American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The End of Alchemy▲60

    Money, banking, and the future of the global economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fooled By Randomness ▲105

    The hidden role of chance in life and markets

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Shock Doctrine▲62

    The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quartz: The Objects that Power the Global Economy▲99

    A book of art, journalism, and radical economic change.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    From Silk to Silicon▲61

    The story of globalization, from 10 viewpoints.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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