'Vince Cable brings economics to life in this thrilling history, revealing how 16 leading politicians over the last 250 years have used it in their own totally different ways to make the world anew.' - Sir Anthony Seldon, author of May at 10

'A wonderful journey through the economic ideas that have shaped leading politicians throughout history.' - Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE 

'From Hamilton and Lenin to Abe and Trump, these brilliant essays are true to the dictum that 'people don't believe in ideas, they believe in people who believe in ideas'. This is a book which will change the way you think about politics and the leaders and ideas which have driven it forward in the last three centuries.' - Lord Andrew Adonis 

'Vince Cable brings out with spectacular clarity how important and radical leaders end up combining economic theory, political ideology and practical administration. This book needs to be read by anyone who is interested in how the world's economies are really run.' - Sir Oliver Letwin 

'Money and Power provides a masterly analysis of how economic policy has determined the success and failure of political leaders through the ages.' Vicky Pryce, former Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service