Economics

Top Business Books, From ‘Civilization’ to ‘Ugly Beauty’

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William D. Cohan parses the history of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. while Niall Ferguson explains the rise of the West in two of our favorite business books so far this year. Here’s a list of recommended titles.

“Beyond the Invisible Hand” by Kaushik Basu (Princeton). India’s chief economic adviser explores the dark side of Adam Smith’s invisible hand.