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The FT/Goldman Sachs Book of the Year Shortlist

September 15, 2011

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The shortlist for the seventh Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Book of the Year has been released. It includes: Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, Public Affairs Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar by Barry Eichengreen, Oxford University Press Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier by Edward L.

The shortlist for the seventh Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Book of the Year has been released. It includes:
Andrew Hill of The Financial Times writes of this year's selections:
The judges have shifted the focus away from the financial crisis with a diverse shortlist ... The six finalists, which address future challenges in areas from energy security to global poverty to urban development, edged out a handful of longlisted books that tackle the crisis head-on.
To see who missed the cut, check out this year's longlist. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony and dinner in London on November 3. We'll keep you updated here.

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