Thread by @DivDecEcon

Narrow & biased Economics reading lists published in the @FT, @TheEconomist & elsewhere perpetuate the white male Western mainstream biases in our field. It's time to read beyond those narrow lists. Check out our Alternative Economics Summer Reading List!
d-econ.org/2019/06/29/an-…

The Darkening Nation by @ignacio_aguilo made it to the list because it tackles an important issue - the crisis in Argentina - in an original and critical manner. Literature on the Argentinian crisis tends to ignore race. This book closes that gap
uwp.co.uk/book/the-darke…

"Natives" by @akalamusic tells the story of structural racism in contemporary British society, and its roots in its colonial past. The importance of understanding how race, class and culture shape society is crucial and neglected in mainstream Economics. amazon.co.uk/Natives-Class-…

You'll want to get your hands on a copy of A Quantum Leap in the Wrong Direction if you want to understand the political economy of contemporary India (as well as the recent election results!). Well written by @azadrohit @shouvik1979 @vrsrini & @sinhadipa.
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To understand the shortcomings and contradictions of mainstream understandings of poverty, we recommend @AndrewM_Fischer's new book Poverty as Ideology. He argues that global development agendas serve to legitimate an increasingly conservative world order.
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A timely intervention in the debates on international trade is made by @alyshiagalvez in her book Eating NAFTA. In it she brilliantly unpacks how international trade and food policies have impacted Mexico's economy, food systems and the populations' diet.
ucpress.edu/book/978052029…

Kristen Ghodsee's fascinating new book unpacks the policies in socialist Eastern Europe and how they contributed to economic independence for women, which also came with a better sex life (a topic often marginalized in mainstream feminism).
hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kristen…

This new Handbook of the History of Women's Economic Thought by Kristen Madden and Robert Dimand provides an essential counter-point to how our field's history is usually presented through ideas of "great men". It spans an impressive range!
routledge.com/Routledge-Hand…

This timely book by @j_montgomerie asks an important question of our time: Should We Abolish Household Debts? She explores the many consequences of indebtedness within the economy and society and presents her proposal as an alternative to austerity.
politybooks.com/should-we-abol…

In a time when the calls to ‘decolonize’ economics and development have almost become mainstream, Busani Mpofu and Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni offer an important theoretical & practical guide to how this can be done in the context of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
berghahnbooks.com/title/MpofuRet…

Invisible Women by @CCriadoPerez is essential reading for those who want to understand how data - which is usually presented as neutral & objective - can be (and usually is!) heavily biased in a world designed for men. penguin.co.uk/books/111/1113…

The Code of Capital by @KatharinaPistor skillfully brings law into our understanding of economic outcomes. Her book unpacks how liberal legal institutions have - contrary to common perceptions - served capital owners at the expense of everyone else. press.princeton.edu/titles/13490.h….

This exciting new volume by @salimahvaliani offers an impressive range of perspectives on mining in South Africa. It brings fragmented views into a unifying conversation to highlight the importance of debating the future of mining in South Africa. africanbookscollective.com/books/the-futu…

We hope you enjoy these exciting and important books this summer. And we welcome more suggestions for critical summer readings in this thread or the list's comment section!