Books recommended by Brad Delong

Brad Delong is an American economist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He gained recognition for his work on neoliberal institutionalism, a school of thought that emphasizes the role of institutions in shaping economic outcomes. His book recommendations reflect this focus on institutional analysis, with titles such as The Machiavellian Moment and The Evolution of the International Economic Order, which explore how institutional changes have influenced economic systems over time, as well as examining the ideological underpinnings of historical events like the American Revolution.

You can find more information about Brad Delong’s work on his official website: https://bradforddelong.com/

1. The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition (by J.G.A. Pocock). Recommended by Brad Delong
2. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: (by Bernard Bailyn). Recommended by Brad Delong
3. The Evolution of the International Economic Order: (by William Arthur Lewis). Recommended by Brad Delong
4. The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties (by Daniel Bell). Recommended by Brad Delong
5. The End of Laissez-Faire: (by John Maynard Keynes). Recommended by Brad Delong
6. The Economic Consequences of Peace: (by John Maynard Keynes). Recommended by Brad Delong
7. Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses (by David S. Landes). Recommended by Brad Delong
8. The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present (by David S. Landes). Recommended by Brad Delong
9. Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World (by David S. Landes). Recommended by Brad Delong
10. Bankers and Pashas: International Finance and Economic Imperialism in Egypt (by David S. Landes). Recommended by Brad Delong
11. The New Class: An Analysis Of The Communist System (by Milovan Djilas). Recommended by Brad Delong
12. The Making of the English Working Class: (by E. P. Thompson). Recommended by Brad Delong
13. The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender (by Nancy J. Chodorow). Recommended by Brad Delong
14. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (by Benedict Anderson). Recommended by Brad Delong
15. The Interpretation of Cultures: (by Clifford Geertz). Recommended by Brad Delong
16. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (by Albert O. Hirschman). Recommended by Brad Delong
17. Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (by Barrington Moore). Recommended by Brad Delong
18. Orientalism: (by Edward W. Said). Recommended by Christopher Hitchens , Brad Delong
19. Plagues and Peoples: (by William McNeill). Recommended by Patrick Collison , Paul Graham , Brad Delong
20. The Road to Serfdom: (by F. A. Hayek). Recommended by Charles Koch , Brad Delong , Rand Paul
21. The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (by Karl Polanyi). Recommended by Noam Chomsky , Satya Nadella , Brad Delong
22. 1984: (by George Orwell). Recommended by Emma Watson , J. Cole , Jordan Peterson , Matt Mullenweg , Noam Chomsky , Richard Branson , Tristan Harris , Christopher Hitchens , Sahil Lavingia , Jenn Im , Winston Churchill , Diane Rehm , Brad Delong
23. The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money: (by John Maynard Keynes). Recommended by Eric Weinstein , Warren Buffett , Brad Delong
24. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: (by Thomas S. Kuhn). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Paul Graham , Stanislav Grof , Steve Jobs , David Deutsch , Brad Delong
25. The Second Sex: (by Simone de Beauvoir). Recommended by Laura R Walker , Brad Delong
26. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor (by David S. Landes). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Jamie Dimon , Brad Delong
27. The Road to Wigan Pier: (by George Orwell). Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Jordan Peterson , Brad Delong
28. Homage to Catalonia: (by George Orwell). Recommended by Ben Shapiro , Marc Andreessen , Christopher Hitchens , Brad Delong