Books by George

In Defense of Open Society

  • George Soros
  • October 23, 2019
A brilliant and spirited collection of Soros’s writings, some never previously published, dealing with a wide range of topics including the dangers that the instruments of control produced by artificial intelligence and machine learning pose to open societies; what Soros calls his “political philanthropy”; his founding of the Central European University; his philosophy; his boom/bust theory of financial markets and its policy implications; and what he calls the tragedy of the European Union.

The Tragedy of the European Union

  • George Soros
  • March 11, 2014
The European Union could soon be a thing of the past. Xenophobia is rampant and commonly reflected in elections across the continent. Great Britain may hold a referendum on whether to abandon the union altogether. Spurred by anti-EU sentiments due to the euro crisis, national interests conflict with a shared vision for the future of Europe.

Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States: Essays

  • George Soros
  • February 7, 2012
Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States shows George Soros responding in real time to a rippling earthquake of financial instability. In this collection of essays written since the aftermath of the Crash of 2008, he addresses the urgent need for the U.S. to restructure its banking and financial system.

The Soros Lectures at the Central European University

  • George Soros
  • March 29, 2011
Five lectures George Soros delivered at the Central European University in Budapest - which he founded in 1991 - distill a lifetime of thinking on finance, capitalism and open society In a series of lectures delivered at the Central European University in October 2009, George Soros provided a broad overview of his thoughts on economics and politics.

The Crash of 2008 and What it Means

  • George Soros
  • March 30, 2009
The London Times writes: "They're wrong about oil, by George: In short, the standard economic assumption that supply and demand drive prices is only a starting point for understanding financial markets. In boom-bust cycles, the textbook theory is not just slightly inaccurate but totally wrong. This is the main argument made by George Soros in his fascinating book on the credit crunch, "The New Paradigm for Financial Markets," launched at an LSE lecture last night."

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What it Means

  • George Soros
  • May 1, 2008
In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivaled, places the current crisis in the context of decades of study of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity. “This is the worst financial crisis since the 1930s,”

The Age of Fallibility

  • George Soros
  • June 26, 2007
George Soros made billions anticipating seismic changes in the financial markets and has used that money to try and change the world. In The Age of Fallibility he brings that commitment to the subject that has preoccupied him since 2001: the degenerate state of America.

George Soros on Globalization

  • George Soros
  • March 14, 2005
George Soros, a major proponent of globalization, takes to task the many institutions that have failed to keep pace with our global economy. At the same time, he offers a compelling new paradigm to bring the institutions and the economy back into necessary alignment.

The Bubble of American Supremacy

  • George Soros
  • October 11, 2004
George Soros combines his razor-sharp sense of economic trends with his passionate advocacy for open societies and decency in world politics to come up with a workable, and severely critical, analysis of the Bush administration's overreaching, militaristic foreign policy.

Open Society

  • George Soros
  • November 28, 2000
Soros takes a new and provocative look at the arguments he made in "The Crisis of Global Capitalism", incorporating the latest global economic and political developments into his analysis. He shows how our economic and political arrangements are out of sync. Recognizing that our existing institutions are under the sway of sovereign states, he proposes an "open society alliance" with the dual purpose of fostering open societies in individual countries and laying the groundwork for a global open society.