Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy

The book "Restarting the Future" by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake proposes radical ideas to restore prosperity in the intangible economy, arguing that the growth of intangible investment has slowed and the world is poorer, less fair, and more vulnerable to existential threats. It offers a road map for financing businesses, improving cities, funding science and research, reforming monetary policy, and reshaping intellectual property rules.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press

The past two decades have been marked by sluggish economic growth, escalating inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a multitude of other issues that have left people questioning the future they were promised. In his groundbreaking and thought-provoking book, Restarting the Future, Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake argue that the great economic disappointment of the century stems from an incomplete transition from an economy centered on physical capital to one that relies on intangible assets such as ideas, relationships, brands, and knowledge. The growth of intangible investment has slowed considerably in recent years, resulting in a world that is poorer, less fair, and more vulnerable to existential threats. Haskel and Westlake present exciting new ideas to help us catch up with the intangible revolution, offering a roadmap for how to finance businesses, improve our cities, fund more science and research, reform monetary policy, and reshape intellectual property rules for the better. Drawing on their extensive experience in finance and economic policymaking, Restarting the Future presents a series of radical but practical solutions that can guide us toward a brighter future.

The past two decades have been marked by sluggish economic growth, escalating inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a multitude of other issues that have left people questioning the future they were promised. In his groundbreaking and thought-provoking book, Restarting the Future, Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake argue that the great economic disappointment of the century stems from an incomplete transition from an economy centered on physical capital to one that relies on intangible assets such as ideas, relationships, brands, and knowledge. The growth of intangible investment has slowed considerably in recent years, resulting in a world that is poorer, less fair, and more vulnerable to existential threats. Haskel and Westlake present exciting new ideas to help us catch up with the intangible revolution, offering a roadmap for how to finance businesses, improve our cities, fund more science and research, reform monetary policy, and reshape intellectual property rules for the better. Drawing on their extensive experience in finance and economic policymaking, Restarting the Future presents a series of radical but practical solutions that can guide us toward a brighter future.

Weight: 446g
Dimension: 151 x 224 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691211589