Angrynomics, Mark Blyth
Angrynomics, Mark Blyth
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Angrynomics

Author: Mark Blyth, Eric Lonergan

Narrator: Mark Blyth, Eric Lonergan

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/27/2021

Synopsis

Why are measures of stress and anxiety on the rise when economists and politicians tell us we have never had it so good? While statistics tell us that the vast majority of people are getting steadily richer, the world most of us experience day in and day out feels increasingly uncertain, unfair, and ever more expensive.In Angrynomics, Eric Lonergan and Mark Blyth explore the rising tide of anger, sometimes righteous and useful, sometimes destructive and ill-targeted, and propose radical new solutions for an increasingly polarized and confusing world. Angrynomics is for anyone wondering, where the hell do we go from here?

About Mark Blyth

Mark Blyth is the William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. He is the author of Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea. He contributes to several podcasts and his talks on YouTube are viewed by millions.

About Eric Lonergan

Eric Lonergan is a macro hedge-fund manager, economist, and author. He has written for Foreign Affairs, the Financial Times, and The Economist.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on May 14, 2025

Populist Economics 101 (…Trump’s Economics?) Preamble: --Continuing the books bumped up for 2025: i) The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism ii) Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis iii) Fascism Highlights:......more

Goodreads review by Venky on May 22, 2020

In a concise albeit compelling new book, imaginatively titled, “Angrynomics”, Eric Lonergan, a macro hedge fund manager, economist, and writer, joins forces with Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes Professor of International Economics at Brown University, to dwell about a form of anger, a moral outrage ev......more

Goodreads review by W.D. on September 08, 2021

An excellent companion to Yanis Varoufakis's Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works - and How It Fails—in that both books 1) presume that you are not a professional economist but 2) do not take your intelligence for granted, and 3) present what could have been dry and lif......more

Goodreads review by Jack on September 15, 2020

Really good summary of some simple things governments can do to address inequality and assuage anger and fear in society. They're currently doing none of it though. Get the finger out lads!!......more

Goodreads review by Garret on October 05, 2020

interesting discussion on some policies which could help tackle inequality (in developed countries at at least)......more

Quotes

“With considerable sophistication and a good dose of humor, this book dissects the popular anger that has made our economics unsustainable and our politics dysfunctional. Lonergan and Blyth rightly call for a reset of our current model of capitalism. To their great credit, they also provide creative—and practical—ideas for moving forward.” Dani Rodrik, Harvard University

“An excellent, thought-provoking book that should be read by anyone with an interest in economics or politics. Angrynomics is a new term to me but one that should be at the heart of political debate.” Philip Coggan, Medium

“Blyth and Lonergan call their book Angrynomics because it is the individual’s lived economic experience that drives the anger.” The Times (London)

“We live in angry societies. This book, built around lively dialogues between the two authors, explains why that should not be surprising, given what has happened over the last few decades.” Financial Times (London)

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