- Bullsh*t Jobs by David Graeber
- Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen
- Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters by Tim Besley and Torsten Persson
- The End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen In Our Lifetime by Jeffrey Sachs
- The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind by Raghuram Rajan