Joakim Book

"Coggan embarked on an ambitious scheme to tell us about economic growth through the ages. In that he succeeds, but the account leaves much else to be desired." ~ Joakim Book

"What’s so fascinating about this instance is that the economist corps already knows this: markets internalize externalities – by land value, by selection, by trade-off along other margins that matter to people." ~ Joakim Book

"The history of metals as monetary commodities is long, difficult, and highly contentious. With The Story of Silver, William Silber has earned his spot on that part of the library shelf." ~ Joakim Book

"We don’t know what the future brings, but to have a clue about the past and the present, Vaclav Smil is an invaluable guide." ~ Joakim Book

"Professors Boettke, Salter, and Smith take aim at the root of monetary policy of our time; finding it deeply deficient, they recommend putting central banks under very strict rules. Bring on the fetters." ~ Joakim Book

"This is the problem that all societies have tried to overcome – moving value through time and ensuring our individual livelihood when we're too old to produce the value that sustains us." ~ Joakim Book

"What monetary competition and the search for a new-and-improved regime does so well is indicate the necessity of money to move value through time and space. That search continues." ~ Joakim Book

"Most of the things that divide us are none of anyone else’s business – what we eat, what we drive, what we wear, what medical procedures we have, what we drink, or whom we love. When did we forget that?" ~ Joakim Book

"Is there a way to be a concerned environmentalist without falling prey to the 'It's all a scam' on one side and 'It's the apocalypse' on the other? I believe so; deep down, I believe Professor Nordhaus does so too. The Spirit of Green shows it, but you need to dig a bit to find it." ~ Joakim Book

"The expert, as ushered into politics by people like Jan Tinbergen’s brand of highly capable and motivated scientists, has been here for a long time. Whether they’re here to stay is a different matter." ~ Joakim Book