The world's most
important number
is misleading.

Punchy, articulate insight into the heart of global finance. Extraordinary read.

This book reveals incredible insight (and shone a spotlight) about the key gaps in how we understand finance. The author — a leading financier — has developed a very convincing argument that has global impact. He takes you step by step through areas of National accounting. None of his argument is complex but the implications are huge! Governments, bankers (financial actors) totally misrepresent and distort our views about the global economy. This is a brilliant read about a subject that could not be more important.

Fantastic examples which make the book impossible to put down!

Great read! The book explains how GDP growth alone does not guarantee equal prosperity, making complex economic ideas surprisingly accessible. Fantastic examples, which makes the book very interesting and hard to put down. Overall, it is an insightful read for anyone interested in today's world, economics and how GDP shapes society.

Interesting and easy to read

Interesting new way of thinking about wealth and a fair society. Easy to read with lots of illustrative examples.

Mindset shift that could break the downward policy making spiral in so many countries

Simple but powerful concepts — net book value matters more than EBITDA (or even EBBS — earnings before bad stuff). If only policy makers in democracies could get within a country mile of these concepts, government and governance would improve by 10X. Thanks for spelling this all out so clearly.