Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring

"Though books by Michael Lewis are a great example, it’s often a challenge to make economics books entertaining, which is a pity as it’s such an important subject. Financial disasters are an exception. Default by Gregory Makoff takes on Argentina’s 2001 default, and the battle over the restructuring of $100 billion in debt. On the face of it, it seems like a niche subject, but it’s one way of getting insight into how capitalism works—the billions at stake and what some players do to get their hands on that money. Don’t dismiss Argentina as a faraway case of no relevance to the country you live in: some of those players are active in government and other debt near you. Perhaps they even own your country’s biggest bookstore chain."