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A Financial Times Economics Book of the Year
A Times Business Book of the Year
A Sunday Independent (Ireland) Book of the Year

'People who like horror films will love this book' Financial Times

'Forewarned is forearmed. Read and pay attention' Martin Wolf

'Not only will the reader be better…

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1 author picked Megathreats as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

‘Dr. Doom’ (he prefers ‘Dr. Realist’) gives a lucid summary of major threats confronting the global economy and possible policy changes to alleviate them.

This book is well written and hits the nails all on the head with his diagnosis and possible corrective policies. His YouTube interview on his book is brilliant, so I need not say more.

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