Finance and investment books

Investment classics, books in French, personal finance, economics and the history of financial crises.

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Économie du bien commun
Jean Tirole · 2016
FrenchEconomy
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureate presents the economist's role and the major topics of contemporary economics.
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La Richesse cachée des nations
Gabriel Zucman · 2013
FrenchEconomy
Estimate of the wealth held in tax havens and proposals to fight tax evasion.
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8 leçons d'histoire économique
Jean-Marc Daniel · 2012
FrenchFinancial history
Jean-Marc Daniel revisits episodes of economic history to shed light on current economic policy debates.
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Histoire vivante de la pensée économique
Jean-Marc Daniel · 2010
FrenchEconomy
Overview of leading economists and their ideas, from antiquity to the present day.
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La Bourse pour les Nuls
Gérard Horny, Marc Chalvin
FrenchStock Exchange
Beginner's guide from the "For Dummies" series to how the stock market and stock investing work.
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Homo economicus, prophète (égaré) des temps nouveaux
Daniel Cohen · 2012
FrenchEconomy
Economist Daniel Cohen's essay on the place taken by economic calculation in contemporary societies.
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Illusion financière
Gaël Giraud · 2012
FrenchEconomy
Critical analysis of market finance and its role in the 2008 crisis by economist Gaël Giraud.
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Une brève histoire des crises financières
Christian Chavagneux · 2011
FrenchFinancial history
From tulips to subprimes: a account of the major financial crises and their common mechanisms.
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Jusqu'à quand ? Pour en finir avec les crises financières
Frédéric Lordon · 2008
FrenchEconomy
Essay by economist Frédéric Lordon written during the subprime crisis, with proposals for financial regulation.
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Sauvez votre argent !
Marc Fiorentino · 2010
FrenchPersonal finance
Marc Fiorentino's guide to personal savings management.
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