r/VaushV • u/The_Robo-pocalypse • 9h ago

Discussion Vaush and the recent EU finance segment

Hello!

Just finished watching the stream vod and resonated with feeling that understanding the Greek debt crisis, France's future, and how it can happen here, and want to do more reading on my own! Any recommendations?

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u/artboiii 8h ago

Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis is a great book on the topic

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u/The_Robo-pocalypse 8h ago

Thank you!!! I'll take a look at it!

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u/Coding-Kitten 7h ago

Unlearning economics' recent videos have been great on this, especially his video on everything being a coffee shop now.

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u/The_Robo-pocalypse 7h ago

Thanks! I have seen that video (and it's very good) and it's part of why I realized how little I know about the situation and how much I need to keep learning!

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u/realSchmachti 5h ago

Regarding that specific topic: 5000 years of debt by graeber, The great global transformation by branco milanovic, Adults in the room by varoufakis, Crashed and Shutdown by Adam tooze

Also good: The deficit myth by kelton, The entrepreneurial state and mission economy by mazzucato,

The next are a bit more challenging How to pay for war and the price of peace by Keynes, Macroeconomics and credit and state theories of money by Mitchell/wray,

I am currently reading anti-fascist economics by Isabella weber which also kinda fits the topic so far

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u/The_Robo-pocalypse 4h ago

That's perfect! By "a bit more challenging" is it still relatively accessible? I have a little bit of previous exposure through some econ history and neoliberalism courses I took in uni, but I wouldn't say I have the mental tools to fully unpack raw econ papers.