¡°My kind of inflation book. There is lots of great storytelling, which lightens the subject matter, and makes it accessible to non-experts.¡±¡ªMoira O¡¯Neill, Financial Times, ¡°Best Summer Books of 2023: Money¡±
¡°Historically informed and lucid.¡±¡ªMartin Wolf, Financial Times, ¡°Best Summer Books of 2023: Economics¡±
¡°Not just a useful and well-written account of inflation for the layman, but a contribution to a debate that is still very much live. A brilliantly clear and concise new history.¡±¡ªJuliet Samuel, Times (UK)
¡°As with all the best economists, King¡¯s views are grounded in an understanding of our historical experience.¡±¡ªRoger Bootle, Daily Telegraph
¡°Highly readable and informative. . . . King¡¯s timely book should be essential reading for economic policymakers everywhere.¡±¡ªNick Macpherson, Financial Times
¡°[An] excellent and readable new book about the re-emergence of inflation.¡±¡ªLarry Elliot, The Guardian
¡°A damning critique. . . . King writes lucidly, avoiding the jargon that makes economics impenetrable to the lay reader.¡±¡ªEdward Chancellor, Times Literary Supplement
¡°[A] lively polemic. . . . King¡¯s view is that getting inflation back down to 2 percent will involve breaking more eggs than the authorities are prepared to acknowledge.¡±¡ªHoward Davies, Literary Review
¡°A powerful combination of history, current affairs and economic analysis.¡±¡ªMohamed A. El-Erian, on Twitter
¡°Equal parts history lesson, policy primer and cri de coeur for index-linked pocket money, We Need to Talk About Inflation makes its subject as engaging as it is urgent¡ªhighly recommended for aspiring economists, and actual economists in search of historical perspective.¡±¡ªTom Orlik, chief economist for Bloomberg Economics, on Twitter
¡°King makes his case with verve, in the process delineating the pernicious effects of inflation and underscoring the absurdity of thinking it could never reappear in advanced economies.¡±¡ªMax Harris, Finance & Development
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¡°Prescient. . . . A pleasure to read.¡±¡ªDiane Coyle, Enlightened Economist (blog)
¡°Well sourced and a tremendous first take on the injuries caused by COVID-19 on the British, European and U.S. economies.¡±¡ªDouglas Page, San Diego Metro
¡°Brisk but wide¡©£¿ranging, superbly written, and full of insight.¡±¡ªRyan Bourne, Regulation
¡°Most of those who have to deal with inflation are too young to remember when it was last a serious issue. This book teaches them what they need to know. King¡¯s lessons command our attention.¡±¡ªLawrence H. Summers, former US Treasury Secretary
¡°Everything you wanted to know about inflation but were afraid to ask. This book is timely, well-researched and very well-written.¡±¡ªMervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England
¡°Reading Stephen King over the years has often given me advance notice of the next big economic story. Maybe you don¡¯t think inflation is back for good. That is your right. But you¡¯d be advised to read this book first.¡±¡ªStephanie Flanders, head of Economics and Government at Bloomberg |