Growth: A History and a Reckoning
Growth: A History and a Reckoning by Daniel Susskind is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Financial Times, for a Consensus Score of 16 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedSusskind's history of growth economics is strongest as intellectual history: a clear, engaging march through how twentieth-century economists came to treat GDP expansion as an unquestioned good. Reviewers have credited the book for its dialectical fairness, it neither dismisses growth's critics nor lets growth's defenders off the hook. But the same reviewers have flagged an imbalance: the chapters on growth's costs move quickly and without much of the nuance he brings to the historical sections.
In the press
“A data-driven economic history”
Irene Henriques, Administrative Science Quarterly
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Times | 0.93 | 0.70 | 1.10× | 0.72 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.72 → 16 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Growth: A History and a Reckoning on?
Growth: A History and a Reckoning appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Financial Times.
What is its Consensus Score?
Growth: A History and a Reckoning has a Consensus Score of 16 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.