Milken Institute Online

non-profit economic think-tank; research interests incl. corp. finance, regional economic performance & demographics, employment, education, financial institutions, and globalization; many pubs avail. in PDF for download

What Is an Economy For?

Atlantic Monthly article discusses differences between Asian and Western economic systems

The Age of Social Transformation

Peter Drucker analyzes industrialization’s latest manifestations: an economic order where knowledge is the key resource; a social order where inequality based on knowledge is a major challenge; and a polity where government can’t solve social and economic problems.

How The World Works

James Fallows claims that Americans think that Adam Smith’s rules for free trade are the only legitimate ones despite evidence to the contrary from history and other economies.

Freedom’s Road

Excellent discussion of economist Friedrich Hayek’s theories of entrepreneurial capitalism vs. Keynesians

Fed Beige Book

Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.

Weapon of Math Destruction

A simple formula explains why the Internet is wreaking havoc on business models.

Editor’s Note: I thought a lot was left unsaid and no limits to the theory were presented (e.g. when infrastructure exists, but tools to take advantage of it by the users don’t). Nevertheless, it is an interesting concept worthy of consideration and further exploreation.