Gold and Freedom

Who recommended it

1. 

   Thomas Piketty French economist (born 1971)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.

   Listed in the source as “Gold and Freedom: The Political Economy of Reconstruction”.

   The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 10 Mar 2020 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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