Why We’re Getting Poorer

Dr Cahal Moran is a Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester and is the co-author of the bestselling book The Econocracy: on the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts. He is a lifelong member of the charity Rethinking Economics, which campaigns for a better economics education, and has featured on BBC Radio 4 alongside other members. He runs the popular YouTube channel Unlearning Economics.

‘Easily one of the most compelling economics communicators of our generation.’ Yuan Yang, Financial Times columnist and MP for Earley and Woodley ‘Ridiculously good. Serious yet engaging and compellingly written … A powerful critique of the modern economy and convincing case for how we fix it.’ Tom Curran, author of The Perfection Trap ‘A fascinating examination of the failures of modern economics, and how these failures are harming us all.’ Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism ‘A thoughtful and sharp insight into where we find ourselves – Moran encourages us to see the world differently and to think about what could be.’ Kieran Yates, author of All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In ‘Why We're Getting Poorer asks big economic questions and answers them with compassionate humanity.’ Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level ‘A compelling case that it’s time for some new ideas about how the economy should be organised and managed.’ Diane Coyle OBE, author of Cogs and Monsters ‘Economists and non-economists alike can learn a lot from this entertaining book … A timely reminder that all economic systems should be judged according to their effects on human happiness.’ Paul Dolan, author of Beliefism ‘Want a better economy? Read this book.’ Kyla Scanlon, author of In This Economy? ‘Work hard and you will get ahead. This is no longer the case for many of us. Want to know why? Want to do something about it? There is no better place to start than by reading this superbly written and researched book.’ Joeri Schasfoort, host of the Money & Macro YouTube channel ‘Brilliant! Cahal Moran now crafts a compelling narrative of inequality and poverty as enduring realities of our world … An absolute must-read.’ Carolina Alves, Associate Professor in Economics, IIPP-UCL ‘Moran offers thought provoking contributions to conversations about the unquestioned economic forces shaping our lives.’ Michael Muthukrishna, Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics