The Poverty of Nations
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
By Paul Collier
Reviewed by Gaurav Sodhi

The Pop Economics of Everyday Life
Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist
By Tyler Cowen
Reviewed by Hugh Morley

The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900
By David Edgerton
Reviewed by Chris Berg

Divided Nation: Indigenous Affairs and the Imagined Public
By Murray Goot and Tim Rowse
Reviewed by Kirsten Storry

The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters
By Diane Coyle
Reviewed by Andrew Kemp

Giblin’s Platoon: The Trials and Triumph of the Economist in Australian Public Life
By William Coleman, Selwyn Cornish, and Alf Hagger
Reviewed by Greg Melleuish

Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy
By Daniel Gross
Reviewed by Jason Potts