Money, Market, Capital. A Brief History of Economics

Money, business, deals — we cannot imagine another world. However, capitalism as we know it only formed in the late 19th century. We are used to seeing history as a sequential progress, yet the modern market economy harbors many problems: poverty, inequality, discrimination. The Keynesian theory in the 20th century was aimed at defeating unemployment, yet macroeconomists still cannot cope with financial crises.
In the book by Harvard professor Andrew Lay, the history of economics is astonishingly intertwined with modernity: European colonization and global warming, the wealthiest members of the Medici family and artificial intelligence, the invention of money and the "invisible hand of the market." What economic systems existed in different eras? How has capitalism affected gender inequality? What is the difference between Western and Eastern economies? Lay captivatingly and succinctly tells about the most important pages in the history of economics and the global challenges humanity faces in the 21st century.
"Before we move on to Homo economicus, we must start from the very beginning — from how the economy shaped our species, Homo sapiens" (Andrew Lay).