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Book of the week: making the case for Trump
Features The Case for TrumpMost pundits think that Donald Trump is doomed to be a one-term president. Military historian and conservative commentator Victor Davis Hanson disagrees.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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Book of the week: irrational markets and investor psychology
Features A Crisis of BeliefsAcademic economists Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer argue that financial markets can, behave in irrational ways.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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A short, but to-the-point look at Brexit
Features Book review: Ninve lessons in BrexitIvan Roger makes a lot of good points in his analysis of where we've been going wrong with Brexit.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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Book of the week: does austerity work or not?
Features Book review: Austerity A look at a wide number of case studies to gauge the efficacy of various austerity programmes over the last four decades.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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Book in the news: a thorough hatchet job on the Labour leader
Features Book review: Dangerous Hero Tom Bower's biography of Jeremy Corbyn book details his personal and political lives, from his childhood to becoming Labour leader in one of the “great accidents of political history”.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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Book review: The Ultimate ETF Guidebook
Features Book review: The Ultimate ETF Guidebook How ETFs evolved from simple funds that tracked the main indices to more complex smart-beta funds that attempt to beat the market.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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The rise and fall of an airline pioneer
Features Book review: Laker Sir Freddie Laker is best known for his bargain-basement transatlantic flights, but the career that led up to his launch of these is almost as interesting.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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Book in the news: the sham do-gooding of the billionaire class
Features Book review: Winners Take All Philanthrocapitalism is a sham, argues Anand Giridharadas – a cover for dodging taxes or pushing causes dear to the hearts of the super-rich.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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Book review: populist backlash could be good for democracy
Features Book review: The New Authoritarianism The populist backlash against the role of experts in the political process isn't such a bad thing, says Professor Salvatore Babones.
By Dr Matthew Partridge Published
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