The Greatest Books of All Time on Economic Development

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1007 The Death and Life of Great American Cities Jane Jacobs 1961 American English
1029 Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Jorge Amado 1958 Brazilian Portuguese
1638 Postwar Tony Judt 2005 British English
3001 The Rise of the West William H. McNeill 1963 American English
5384 Histoire De L'afrique Noire Joseph Ki-Zerbo 1972 French French
7095 Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective Alexander Gerschenkron 1962 American English
14390 The End Of Poverty Jeffrey D. Sachs 2005 American English
14411 How To Spend $50 Billion To Make The World A Better Place Bjørn Lomborg 2006 Danish English
14458 The White Man’s Burden William Russell Easterly 2006 Unknown English
14520 Energy Transitions Vaclav Smil 2010 Czech English
14630 How Asia Works Joe Studwell 2013 British English
14630 China Along The Yellow River Cao Jinqing 2000 Chinese Chinese
14833 Plagues And The Paradox Of Progress Thomas J. Bollyky 2018 American English
14886 The Theory of Economic Development Joseph A. Schumpeter 1911 Austrian German
14985 The Tyranny Of Distance Geoffrey Blainey 1966 Australian English
15915 Cimarron Edna Ferber 1929 American English
17161 Encyclicals of Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII 1961 Vatican City Latin
17161 The Significance of Sections in American History Frederick J. Turner 1932 American English
17161 The Growth of American Thought Merle Curti 1943 American English
17161 Across the Wide Missouri Bernard A. DeVoto 1947 American English
17161 The Old Northwest, Pioneer Period 1815-1840 R. Carlyle Buley 1950 American English
17161 The Americans Daniel J. Boorstin 1973 American English
17161 The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 Rhys L. Isaac 1982 American English
17161 Political Order And Inequality Carles Boix 2015 Spanish English
17161 Alaska James A. Michener 1988 American English
17161 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17161 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17161 Common Wealth Jeffrey D. Sachs 2008 American English