CULTURE and PROSPERITY: The Truth About Markets - why some nations are rich but most remain poor ~ John Kay

TRANSACTION MAN: The rise of the deal and the decline of the American Dream ~ Nicholas Lemann

"Over the last generation, the United States has undergone profound changes. Disruption has become a venerated cultural ideal, the president presents himself as a dealmaker in chief, and rising inequality has coincided with the fraying of social ties. How did all this come about? .....