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Mentioned in 16 episodes

How Asia Works

Book • 2013

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Mentioned in 16 episodes

Recommended by

Cat Wu

as a book on economic development and the policies that create durable, successful economies.

How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)

Mentioned by

Tyler Cowen

as an extremely well-known book that has had a major impact.

Joe Studwell on Africa, Asia, and What Development Actually Requires

Mentioned by

Dwarkesh Patel

when discussing economic development in post-war Asia.

Sarah C. M. Paine — Why dictators keep making the same fatal mistake

Recommended by Ryan Peterson as a book discussing the recent history of industrialization in Asian countries.

Explaining the History of Trade (feat. Ryan Petersen of Flexport)

Mentioned by

Dwarkesh Patel

while discussing land reform in Asian economies and its impact on economic growth.

Lars Doucet — Progress, poverty, Georgism, & why rent is too damn high

Mentioned by

Jeff Holmes

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Tyler Cowen

says it has become seminal and he was early to it.

Conversations with Tyler 2023 Retrospective

Mentioned by

Dwarkesh Patel

, referencing the author's discussion of how countries created terrorists to gain internal knowledge about production.

Byrne Hobart - Optionality, Stagnation, and Secret Societies

Mentioned by

Mike Bird

when discussing the rapid development model in countries that experienced land reform.

Mike Bird on the Land Trap and How the History of Housing Impacts the Global Economy

Recommended by

Oliver Melton

for its insights into industrial policy and the importance of allowing failing firms to go bankrupt.

From Beijing to Washington: China's Economy with Oliver Melton | China Considered | Hoover Institution

Mentioned by

Dwarkesh Patel

in relation to lean production and the differences in work ethic between American and Japanese workers.

Byrne Hobart - FTX, Drugs, Twitter, Taiwan, & Monasticism

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