Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

One of my few heroes. As long as people like Varoufakis are around, there still is hope

Slavoj Zizek

An outstanding economist and political analyst

Noam Chomsky

The Thucydides of our time

Jeffrey Sachs

Utterly accessible, deeply humane and startlingly original – a potent democratic tool at the perfect time

Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not Enough

One of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever written

Guardian on Adults In The Room

Varoufakis has the greatest political virtues of all – courage and honesty

The Times

Astonishing … a reflection on the nature and meaning of power in our times

Open Democracy on Adults In The Room

Superbly written ... he was – and is – right

Martin Wolf, Financial Times, on Adults in the Room

A provocative, challenging, yet non-patronising analysis of the global economy: what it is, how it came to be and why it can never be apolitical. By using ancient myths, contemporary culture and family stories, Varoufakis makes the text intimate and accessible

Nigel Jones, Observer

If you're Left-wing, or even if you have doubts about market economies, you'll love his arguments because they're so easy to understand. If you're on the Right, you'll have a very clear idea of how your cleverest opponents think ... Varoufakis tells all this with exemplary verve ... It's great fun to read ... Varoufakis has started a debate here, and he's done it brilliantly

Evening Standard

Experts have often found it easier to hide behind opaque language than to explain complex concepts in simple terms … Varoufakis wants to smash this barrier: he argues from the outset that if we defer to experts on the economy then we hand over all our most important political decisions to them … Varoufakis does equip his readers with the beginnings of a new language, and punctures myth after myth

Anna Minton, Guardian

Varoufakis's brief history of capitalism unspools with characteristic fluency and verve ... those seeking to better understand the 'black magic' of bankers should look no further

Financial Times

A stimulating and elegant perspective on market economies. It is accessible but not simplistic … A superb chapter on banking ... provocative and stylish

Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times