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Re:Ask HN: what are some good resources to understand econom... by jhancock on Saturday August 06, 2011 @02:18PM (#2854507)
Accessible read on banking: http://mises.org/mysteryofbanking/mysteryofbanking.pdf

I have always found the "back stories" on how/why our economy came into existence to be "pulled out of thin air". I just started reading this new book: http://www.amazon.com/Debt-First-5-000-Years/dp/1933633867 I'm only about 1/3 the way into it, but so far impressed.

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Re:Ask HN: what are some good resources to understand econom... by thisuser on Saturday August 06, 2011 @02:24PM (#2854526)
Oh Graeber's book is out! Lovely! I have been passing around his essay by the same name for some time now. Should be a good intro to the book http://blog.longnow.org/2010/04/22/debt-the-first-five-thous...

I would also recommend anything by David Harvey. Start out with this animated version of one of his talks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0 Then move on to his Capital vol. 1 lecture series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBazR59SZXk There is also a book format of his reading guide

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